On Tuesday morning, protesters gathered under the Ikeja Underbridge in Lagos, coinciding with the nation’s 2024 Independence Day celebrations. The demonstration, branded #FearlessOctober1, attracted the attention of a large security presence, including officers from the police, Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.

State Commissioner of Police, Olanrewaju Ishola, led the police force at the protest, overseeing the situation as protesters chanted solidarity songs and held signs with slogans like, “Reverse electricity tariff now,” “End all attacks on democratic rights,” “Reduce petrol price to N197 per litre; end scarcity,” and “Profit soars while people suffer.”

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Several civil society organizations, including the Take It Back Movement, Education Rights Campaign, Coalition for Revolution, and the Socialist Workers League, spearheaded the march. The demonstration represents the second major protest in the past two months as citizens voice their frustrations with rising hardships across the country.

According to the organizers, this protest is a continuation of the #EndBadGovernance movement, which saw demonstrations from August 1 to 10. They expressed that their ongoing demands—addressing the rising cost of living, government inefficiencies, insecurity, electoral reform, and improved human capital development—have been largely ignored by the Federal Government, prompting the renewed action.

More images from the protest capture the intense atmosphere as demonstrators press for immediate government intervention.