Some youths in Niger State have trooped to the streets to protest the ongoing cost of living crisis in Nigeria, despite the effort of the Federal and State governments to stop the protest, saying hoodlums and enemies of democracy could hijack it.
Gists9ja reports that despite the efforts of the Federal and State governments to stop the protest, saying hoodlums and enemies of democracy could hijack it, the youths trooped to the streets to protest the ongoing cost of living crisis.
The protesters were seen on the streets chanting anti-government songs and holding placards such as ‘Enough is Enough’; ‘Stop Anti-Masses Policies’; ‘We Are Not Slaves In Our Country’; ‘Hardship Is Unbearable’, ‘Fuel Subsidy Must Be Back’, among others.
According to Daily Trust, some of the protesters on the Abuja-Kaduna expressway declined to speak with journalists who approached them.
The protesters are currently marching through the Abuja-Kaduna expressway in Suleja LGA of Niger state, while chanting anti-government slogans.
State governors and President Bola Tinubu have repeatedly appealed to youths to shelve the August 1-10 demonstrations.
Law enforcement agencies have also warned that the protests could be hijacked by hoodlums and “unscrupulous agents”.
