▁ 2 0 ▁October . ▁The ▁demonstr ation ▁had ▁been ▁b anned ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁and ▁was ▁dispers ed ▁by ▁police . ▁Protest ers ▁set ▁up ▁bar ric ades ▁in ▁the ▁streets ▁and ▁attacked ▁police ▁stations . ▁Police ▁fired ▁into ▁the ▁air ▁and ▁used ▁te ar ▁gas ▁to ▁break ▁up ▁the ▁protest , ▁and ▁four ▁people ▁were ▁reported ly ▁shot ▁and ▁killed ▁by ▁police ▁during ▁the ▁violence . ▁ ▁Pro tests ▁continued ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁day ▁in ▁the ▁Mak él ék élé ▁section ▁of ▁Bra zz av ille ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁October , ▁with ▁the ▁protest ers ▁again ▁setting ▁up ▁bar ric ades ▁and ▁burning ▁t ires . ▁The ▁army ▁was ▁called ▁in ▁and ▁helped ▁police ▁dis per se ▁the ▁protest ers . ▁Hard line ▁oppon ents ▁of ▁the ▁refer endum ▁planned ▁to ▁boy c ott ▁the ▁vote , ▁view ing ▁it ▁as ▁nothing ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁way ▁for ▁S ass ou ▁N gu esso ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁power , ▁and ▁said ▁they ▁would ▁continue ▁protest ing . ▁Ng olo , ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁argued ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁necessary ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁constitution ▁" for ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁the ▁country , ▁to ▁ensure ▁peace ▁and ▁stability ". ▁Meanwhile , ▁François ▁H oll ande , ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁France , ▁said ▁that ▁" S ass ou ▁can ▁consult ▁his ▁people . ▁That ' s ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁right ▁and ▁the ▁people ▁must ▁respond ." ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁official ▁campaign ▁period ▁drew ▁to ▁a ▁close , ▁the ▁opposition ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁hold