June 12 [Photos]: Protesters gather amid heavy police presence in Lagos

As groups of demonstrators started gathering at the Ikeja underbridge in Lagos on Thursday to commemorate June 12 Democracy Day, a significant police presence was seen, including officials from the Nigeria Police Force's Area F Division.

Pro-democracy activists and civil society organizations were among the protesters who came to express their worries about the administration of President Bola Tinubu's deteriorating economic conditions and growing levels of insecurity. Although the protest had not yet begun, security personnel were nonetheless on high alert at the time this report was filed.