Heavy security deployment on Thursday prevented protesters from gaining access to the National Assembly Complex in Abuja.
Military personnel, police officers, operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) barricaded major roads leading to the Three Arms Zone.
The security restrictions also affected routes around the Supreme Court and the Presidential Villa.
Roads from the NEXIM Bank area through the Federal Secretariat axis, Bullet House and routes leading from the Police Headquarters were blocked.
The operation began as early as 7 a.m., resulting in heavy traffic congestion in parts of the city.
Many workers heading to the Federal Secretariat and the National Assembly were forced to walk long distances to reach their offices.
Security operatives maintained strict checks at entry points, allowing only limited vehicular movement into the National Assembly Complex.
The deployment followed a planned protest by the Take-It-Back Movement, a civil society organisation led by activist and 2027 African Action Congress presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore.
The group had planned to protest against the worsening insecurity in the country and demand the rescue of schoolchildren and teachers abducted in Ogbomoso, Oyo State.
However, the protesters were unable to reach the National Assembly Complex as security personnel maintained a tight security cordon around the Three Arms Zone.
As of the time of filing the report, the protesters had not gained access to the area due to the heavy security blockade.
