Protesters have taken to the street of Surulere, Lagos state to express their dissatisfaction at the removal of some para and able sports from the forthcoming National Sports Festival (NSF).
Unconfirmed reports gathered have it that protesters are not happy with the fact that the NSF which is a Nigerian Olympics & Paralympics event, held every two years to keep all athletes from every state in shape, and also to discover new talents, have some para and able sports removed.
It was also gathered that the introduction of other countries like Ghana, Cameroon, Cote d’ivoire, Guinea, Benin Republic and Sierra Leone to present teams that would participate in the tournament, defeated the purpose of the game.
A video shared at the scene of the protest, shows protesters kicking tear gas shot at them by security operatives.\
See video below: