Roads in Ilorin metropolis was on Thursday deserted aa most road users preferred to atay away in the planned nationwide protest scheduled to commence today.
ROYAL NEWS also gathered that although, there skeletal services by businesse operators bu the popular Shoprite Mall was under lock as heavy security personnel were sighted at the location.
Even the metropolitan Square being the designated for the protest empty as at the time of filing this report.
Our correspondent gathered that there were no protesters in and around the venue except security operatives who were deployed there to maintain law and order.
Also, the residents of Ilorin stayed indoors to avoid being caught up in the planned protest.
Further checks revealed that Shop owners along Ibrahim Taiwo Road, Unity Road, New Yidi Road, Asa Dam Road and Airport Road were yet to open their shops for business, but there was vehicular movement, although scanty as at the time of filing this report.
