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Protesters Defy Curfew in Kano, Hit The Streets After Friday Prayers

Youth in Kano defied a curfew, taking to the streets with placards in demand for fuel subsidy and border reopening.

Pocket of protesters in Minjibir local government and Rimin Kebe area of Kano State, took to the streets on Friday to protest hunger and hardship in the country. 

The protest kicked off shortly after friday prayers, with hundreds youth carrying different banners, chanting songs, and listing their demands, including the restoration of fuel subsidy and opening of borders among others. 

The protesters who defied 24-curfew imposed by the state government, carried placards with different inscriptions “End Bad Governance”, “We are Hungry”, “Justice for Masses”, “We are Looking for a Change” and so on.

In Minjibir local government area, about 50 kilometers away from the metropolis, protesters carried different placards to the local government Secretariat expressed their demands. 

However, Kano state Governor Abba Yusuf has announced the imposition of the curfew in the state following  ationwide protest, hijacked by hoodlums who looted and burnt private and public properties in the state.

Ahmad Sorondinki

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