{"id":9736,"date":"2019-05-07T14:15:04","date_gmt":"2019-05-07T14:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=9736"},"modified":"2019-05-07T14:15:04","modified_gmt":"2019-05-07T14:15:04","slug":"aggrieved-protesters-block-osinbajos-convoy-in-abujavideo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/aggrieved-protesters-block-osinbajos-convoy-in-abujavideo","title":{"rendered":"Aggrieved protesters block Osinbajo\u2019s convoy in Abuja[VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The convoy of the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has been blocked by aggrieved protesters along Umaru Musa Yar\u2019Adua Expressway in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>The protesters blocked the motorcade on Tuesday as the Vice President was heading to the airport.<\/p>\n<p>His convoy ran into a barricade at Goza village.<\/p>\n<p>Gbagyi village residents had gathered on the major road connecting the airport to the city.<\/p>\n<p>They were protesting the alleged invasion of their land by the military.<\/p>\n<p>Osinbajo\u2019s security aides could not appease the protesters, forcing the Vice President to step out of his car.<\/p>\n<p>The Vice President\u2019s Special Assistant on Media on Publicity, Laolu Akande, also confirmed the report in a tweet, saying, \u201cOn his way to the airport just now, VP Osinbajo runs into a group of FCT residents protesting alleged land takeover bid by the military.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe gets down, engages the people, proposing to meet with their leaders on the matter &amp; intervene with a view to finding an amicable solution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dr7mM3251K8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The convoy of the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has been blocked by aggrieved protesters along Umaru Musa Yar\u2019Adua Expressway in Abuja. 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