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Two different protesters were at the Unity Fountain in Abuja on Friday, August
11
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One of the protesting groups was an anti-Buhari protesters led by popular
musician Charly Boy
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They called for the resumption or resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari -
The other group was a pro
-Buhari
group protesting high rate of corruption in Nigeria
On Friday, August 11, about eight
buses drove to the road by the Unity Fountain in Abuja, Nigeria's capital city.
These buses had in them many
Nigerians - mostly young people who all charged towards the famous Unity
Fountain chanting Sai Buhari! Sai Buhari!! Just immediately the individuals in
their scores also joined a group protesting against corruption in Nigeria.
The group's protest organized by the
Centre for Civil Society and Justice (CCSJ) had earlier taken over the Unity
Fountain yesterday in a counter protest against another group led by musician
and television presenter Charles 'Charly Boy' Oputa.
Immediately, the youngsters arrived
in their buses, they joined and were also welcomed by members of the pro-Buhari
group already singing at the Unity Fountain.
They sang and charged towards the
Charly Boy-led group chanting loudly and enthusiastically: Sai Buhari! Sai
Buhari!!
Fortunately, the police officers
present quickened to action, they formed a barricade between the pro-Buhari
group and the anti-Buhari protesters standing at the East-wing of the Unity
Fountain.
At this time, the anti-Buhari group
numbering about 10, with their leaders, Charly Boy and Deji Adeyanju the
director of the Concerned Nigerians group drove out of the Unity Fountain in a
convoy of three vehicles under intense booing by the pro-Buhari group
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