The hunger protests, which began last Thursday, have lost momentum following a police crackdown, resulting in many detentions.
Some protest leaders have gone underground, and the Department of State Services has taken custody of seven Polish nationals arrested for waving Russian flags during a demonstration in Kano.
The protests in major cities in the northern part of the country were marked by escalating violence. President Bola Tinubu urged protest organizers to suspend the action due to violent incidents and loss of life and property.
The protests scheduled between August 1 and 10, 2024, seemed to have faltered as they were not held in major cities on Wednesday.
The United Kingdom, the United States, and the Economic Community of West African States have called for dialogue to address the tension from the hunger protests and expressed support for President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms.
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