“I Didn’t Know I Was Brought For Counter-Protest” – Pro-Government Protester Reveals [Video]

A pro-government protester claims to be unaware he was brought to participate in a counter- demonstration against #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest.

Protests erupted across Nigeria on Thursday, with people in several states demonstrating against the country’s hardships, while some states saw major roads deserted.

At the same time, counter-protesters arrived at the National Stadium in Abuja in five buses to demonstrate against the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria.

Speaking with PUNCH, one of the counter-protesters revealed that he wasn’t aware he was brought for a counter-protest.

The man said he thought they were told they were being transported to the location for the actual protest.

Watch the video below:

𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎: '𝐈 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫-𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭'

Some demonstrators protesting against the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest have just arrived at the National Stadium in Abuja in five coastal buses.

One of the… pic.twitter.com/M3QifeAe2T

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