Despite a court order restricting the #EndBadGovernance protests in Lagos to specific venues, demonstrators held street processions in the commercial capital. On Wednesday, a Lagos High Court granted an ex parte application filed by the State's Attorney General, Lawal Pedro (SAN), to confine the protests to Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park in Ojota and Peace Park in Ketu.
Justice Emmanuel Ogundare issued an interim injunction restricting the protests in Lagos from August 1-10, except in the two approved locations from 8 am to 6 pm. However, on Thursday, defiant protesters marched through Alausa to Ojota, singing solidarity songs and highlighting citizens' plights.
The protesters carried placards with various messages, such as ‘Reverse electricity tariff now,’ ‘Stop corporate capture,’ ‘We need a new mass workers party to change Nigeria,’ and ‘This hunger is too much.’
During a briefing in Alausa, the demonstrators condemned the country's hunger and economic situation. The Divisional Police Officer of Alausa, Tokunbo Abaniwonda, was present and advised the protesters to move to Gani Fawehinmi Park, as Alausa was not a designated protest location.