{"id":1490,"date":"2024-10-01T15:40:03","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T15:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/?p=1490"},"modified":"2024-10-01T15:40:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T15:40:03","slug":"video-eagle-square-sealed-as-police-clash-with-protesters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/video-eagle-square-sealed-as-police-clash-with-protesters\/","title":{"rendered":"(VIDEO) Eagle Square Sealed As Police Clash With Protesters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Eagle Square Sealed Off As Police Clash With Protesters\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/41tB-kChlnY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Watch, Like, Share &amp; Subscribe to our Channel &#x2764;&#xfe0f;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian security forces, on Tuesday, sealed off Eagle Square, a revered national venue, and dispersed a protest by the #FearlessInOctober demonstrators, escalating tensions between protesters and the government in the nation\u2019s capital, Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The crackdown, involving police and military personnel, blocked access to the square, a strategic location near the National Assembly and Presidential Villa that symbolizes Nigeria\u2019s seat of power.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday\u2019s protest aimed to highlight Nigeria\u2019s economic crisis, with demonstrators demanding an end to poverty, hardship, and poor governance.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The government\u2019s decision to seal off Eagle Square, despite it not being used for Independence Day celebrations, raised concerns among protesters about their freedom of assembly and expression.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Eagle Square\u2019s significance lies in its role as the venue for presidential inaugurations, independence celebrations, and historic gatherings.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, President Bola Tinubu inspected the guard of honour at the forecourt of the Presidential Villa as part of the activities to commemorate the Federal Republic of Nigeria&#8217;s 64th Independence anniversary celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>This marks Tinubu\u2019s second Independence Day as President. Unlike previous years, when the celebrations were held at Eagle Square, the current administration opted to host the event within the Villa. This shift was first announced in October 2023 by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, who explained that the low-key observance was due to the nation\u2019s challenging economic situation.<\/p>\n<p>Source: Swifteradio.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch, Like, Share &amp; Subscribe to our Channel &#x2764;&#xfe0f; &nbsp; Nigerian security forces, on Tuesday, sealed off Eagle Square, a revered national venue, and dispersed a protest by the #FearlessInOctober demonstrators, escalating tensions between protesters and the government in the nation\u2019s capital, Abuja. &nbsp; The crackdown, involving police and military personnel, blocked access to the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":126,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[104],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1490","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/126"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1490"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1490\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}