There have been protests in Nigeria’s capital Abuja the same day the country marks it’s idependece celebrations.
Rising placards written on “BurahiMustGo’, at the Dantata Bridge on the popular Airport Road, the protesters were dispersed by police firing tear gas canisters.
Although many Nigerians have frowned on the Independence Day celebration owing to the current hardship and security crisis bedevilling the nation, activities are currently ongoing in many parts of the country.
The country was on 1st October marking it’s 61st year of independence.
In London, over 100 members of the Nigerian community in the United Kingdom marked the Nigerian Independence Day celebration by clamouring for a Yoruba Nation, while some asked for Biafra. But those agitating for Yoruba Nation took their campaign to the seat of government, urging the Prime Minister and the Queen to support their cause. 
