Thousands of security personnel have been deployed across Kaduna state ahead of the protest by the Nigerian Labour Congress over the sacking of 36,000 civil servants. Reports have it that heavily armed security personnel have been stationed at the NLC headquarters along Independence Way and strategic areas of the metropolis while others were patrolling the town.

The police and other security personnel were also stationed along major streets in the city including Kaduna-Kachia road, Kaduna-Zaria highway and Kaduna-Abuja expressway.

Most streets were empty with minimal vehicular movement due to the high presence of security personnel within the town, with a few commercial vehicles plying the roads.

Meanwhile, the state government says it has obtained a bench warrant to arrest violent protesters in the state.