Protesters in Abuja on Saturday demanded that the administration of President Bola Tinubu rescue schoolchildren and teachers being held by kidnappers.
The protesters occupied the Nyanya-Karu Bridge in Abuja, the nation’s capital, to press home their demands.
The demonstration caused heavy traffic gridlock along the Nyanya-Karu Expressway and required the intervention of military personnel to restore traffic flow.
The protesters chanted, “Tinubu must go, bring back our children,” while carrying placards calling for the rescue of abducted schoolchildren and teachers from Oyo and Borno states.
Martins Vincent Otse, a social media activist popularly known as VeryDarkMan, joined the demonstration.
Saturday marked the fourth day of protests against the abduction of schoolchildren across the country.
During the Democracy Day celebrations on Friday, protests also erupted in Abuja and other parts of Nigeria over worsening insecurity.
On May 15, gunmen attacked three schools in Oriire Local Government Area, abducting about 39 students and seven teachers.
Between May 13 and 14, gunmen attacked a primary school in Mussa village, Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, abducting 42 children.
