A patrol helicopter was spotted hovering over the venue of the #EndBadGovernance protest in the Ojota area of Lagos State on Thursday.
The white chopper moved in a circle at a slow pace for about twenty minutes.
Meanwhile, the protesters have refused to converge in the Freedom Park garden, instead currently occupying the service lane.
Speaking to our correspondent, one of the leaders of the protest, Tunji Abayomi, claimed that it was an attempt to confine them .
He said, “Originally, this is our traditional protest ground, but we won’t allow the government to confine us inside the garden.”
Another protester, Steven Adams, said he was not ready to enter the garden, citing the incident that occurred at the Lekki toll gate during the #EndSARS protest.
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“I am security conscious because I don’t know the plans of the police. What if it is a trap?”
The Lagos State Police Commissioner, Adegoke Fayoade, had also visited the scene of the protest.
The police boss, who arrived at about 11:25 am, was seen monitoring the activities of the protesters.
A mild drama, however, ensued when Fayoade entered the park to inspect the premises, as the protesters voiced their refusal to gather there.
He, however, left the scene of the protest a little while later.
The Gani Fawehinmi Park and Peace Park in Ojota are the designated routes approved by the court for holding protests.
The protesters, who marched from Ikeja under the bridge, arrived in Ojota around 11 am.