Commercial activities in the early hours of Thursday was partially paralysed across Ogun State following the #EndBadGovernance protest scheduled to begin nationwide on August 1, 2024.
This is just as heavy security deployment was also noticed across the state, particularly at some flashpoints which intelligence reports had previously indicated to be convergence venues for the protesters.
Situation monitoring by LEADERSHIP in the state observed heavy convergence of combined security operatives drawn from the Nigeria Police, that of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), the Department of State Services (DSS) and operatives of the South West Security Network codenamed “Amotekun.”
Personnel of the Nigerian Army were however on regular patrol exercise of all the major streets of the state.
At the Moshood Abiola International Stadium in Kuto area of Abeokuta metropolis, which was designated as the convergence centre for the protesters, security chiefs were seen putting heads together and dishing out instructions to their respective officers.
Some of the traders who spoke with LEADERSHIP attributed the low turnout of traders to panic for fear of the unknown.
