The police have severally shot in the air to scare protesters who stormed the Eagle Square, Abuja, the venue earlier denied them by Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Our correspondent, who was at the scene, found protesters running helter skelter to ensure they were not hit by bullets.
BusinessDay found that the protesters had marched from the National Stadium to the Eagle Square protesting at the venue about the high cost of living in the land.
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However, the police have alleged that protesters threw dynamite at them, forcing them to shoot teargas canisters to maintain law and order.
The #EndBadGovernance protest is targeted at demonstrating against high cost of living in Nigeria.
