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The ongoing #EndBadGovernanceinNigeria protest in Kaduna took a new twist on Monday as protesters regrouped and set fire to a security patrol vehicle belonging to the Kaduna State Vigilance Service in Rigasa, located in the Igabi Local Government Area.

The Zaria office of the Kaduna State Traffic Law Enforcement Agency was also razed.

Spokesman for the state police command, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed that hoodlums vandalised a branch of one of the new generation banks at Tudun Wada in Kaduna South Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Monday.

He said, “Hoodlums broke into the bank and carted away some valuables and also destroyed some vehicles parked within the bank premises.”

He, however, debunked rumours that “a police armoured personnel carrier was snatched by the violent protesters at Tudun Wada.”

Hassan said, “The driver of the armoured vehicle succeeded in manoeuvring the crowd of protesters who climbed on top of the vehicle since it was carrying live ammunition and couldn’t have used maximum force against the crowd.

“On the same day, protesters vandalised several government properties, including the office of the Kaduna State Traffic Law Enforcement Agency on Sokoto Road in the heart of the state. Part of the office was burnt, and furniture and other items were stolen.”

Our correspondent reports that this unexpected escalation has raised concerns about the protests’ direction and the potential involvement of external influences.

This was just as the Kaduna State Security Council, led by Governor Uba Sani, has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Kaduna and Zaria metropolitan cities and their environs, effective immediately.

The decision followed a review of the security situation in the state, which revealed that the ongoing protests have been hijacked by criminal elements engaging in looting and destruction of private and public property.

In a statement by the Overseeing Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, citizens were advised to remain indoors while security forces work to maintain safety and security.

He said the curfew would be reviewed as necessary.

The Kaduna State Government urged citizens to cooperate with the security forces and to report any suspicious activities.

Meanwhile, after a brief period of calm, the protesters, mainly youths and children, reassembled in the city centrechanting “bama so,” meaning, “we don’t want” in Hausa.

They carried no placards stating their demands, only leaves and the Russian national flags.

According to one of the protesters, who wished to remain anonymous, they were angered by President Bola Tinubu’s failure to announce the return of fuel subsidies in his Sunday address to the nation.

helinues:
Kaduna state, NW

We are reading it as news

Kukutente23:
Your APC is a massive unmistakable failure
They can't even maintain common law and order
I guess Tinubu is the president of Lagos now and Kaduna is in Arewa Republic
Bigot

helinues:
Bro, let's be realistic here.

I have always been saying that the Southerners shouldn't do because of politics, sidelined, marginalized, neglected and destroy their own land which the development is even still slow.

It's not today the northerners have been doing what they are doing now just because of politics. Na their own way of showing dissatisfaction about the government. Boko Haram na same now.

In all, that can never remove the president, that one na baba Ijebu, even uncle Jonah self , they had to wait for the election.

Their lands, their says, All the best.

agulion:
But we heard that some Ronu Muslims ( Yoruba Muslims) joined the protest in Kaduna state

helinues:
Kaduna state, NW
We are reading it as news

Kukutente23:
You lots are suddenly wise to the schemes of the north now.
I thought last year they were your dependable partners in progress.
Suddenly the north are to blame for boko haram no longer Jonathan.
It's obvious you have like five mouths.
Anyways your Tinubu is the one giving the north reason to do this with his harebrained policies. Let's not forget it was southerners that championed the protest.

helinues:
How are the southerners fairing regarding the same protest. Hahaha we from the South West make sure we secured our region by only allow peaceful protest which all movements have been monitoring.

Once beaten, twice shy
So many times beaten, na infinite shy

Kukutente23:

You secured your region with nairaland likes and shares. You're such a clown. I have tears in my eyes reading your comedy.

If Tinubu was able to manage the economy, a popular protest such as this couldn't have happened. Stop diverting to one yeye region to hide your shame. You can't secure an ant not to talk of a region

helinues:
Tell us where destructive protests happened in any part of South West? Hahaha

We sabi shame, Aje

Kukutente23:
And that is due to your nairaland efforts abi
Were you also the one securing the north when Buhari was in power while the south was suffering from violence even up to few months before elections?
You should consider a career in comedy

Tajbol4splend:
Looking at the comments, the Peter Obi loss of the elections in 2023 is really hurting these Igbos sha.

They have the right to be frustrated because Aguyi Ironsi was the last person to sit at the helm of affairs in Nigeria and that was a long time ago.

They badly wanted the Presidency to the extent no one in Igbo land voted for anyone except Peter Obi.

They lack resilience, and they are emotional rather than logical, if you want to talk about politics with an average Igbo man, you will end up getting insulted, it's really bad