Supporters of President Muhammadu Buhari poured into the streets of Abuja, on Wednesday to pooh-pooh the activities of their counterparts in parts of the country, describing last year’s Lekki toll gate #EndSARS protest as a hoax.
The protesters who stormed the Unity Fountain in Abuja, were out to counter a parallel protest by some aggrieved Nigerians in FCT seeking justice for the victims of nationwide protests against police brutality.
The pro-Buhari youths, who came to the arena at about 10:30 am immediately after the anti-Buhari protesters left the scene, berated the #EndSARS memorial protesters for being too critical of the Buhari government and security agencies.
Bearing banners with inscription such as: EndSARS was an insurrection against the State they also accused the #EndSARS protesters of presenting Nigeria in a bad light before the world through their mass action in Lagos, Abuja and other major cities adding that this year’s memorial protest was a ploy to instigate an unlawful change of government.
“We have come here because we found out that some miscreants hiding behind #EndSARS have planned to come here to hold #EndSARS memorial,” one of them said.