One of the leaders of the hardship protesters who began their action today Thursday, Deji Adeyanju, is in a battle of semantics with the police in Abuja.
The FCT Police Commissioner, Beneth Igwe, want those who gathered around the MKO Abiola Stadium to go inside it based on a court order, but Adeyanju said they had not committed any disobedience by remaining outside.
Igwe wants them in because their presence was obstructing traffic but Adeyanju, who is also a lawyer, argued that the court order only stated that the protest be restricted to the stadium and was not explicit on whether they should gather inside or outside the stadium.
Meanwhile, even as government and other stakeholders urge the protesters to halt the protests, photosetters have gathered in some other parts that include Ojota, Lagos, Kano and Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
There are indications, however, that a state like Cross River is hitch-free.
