Despite pleas from the government, some youths have trooped to the streets of Niger State to protest the economic hardship in Nigeria.
DAILY POST gathered that the protesters stormed the streets on Monday, chanting anti-government songs.
They wielded 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.
DAILY POST recalls that last week, Governor Mohammed Bago had wooed residents of Niger with welfare packages to prevent the protest.
He had announhttps://youtu.be/mk-bCC_o8wI?si=8EYjcP7tB_NKTkleced a N20,000 wage allowance for state and local government civil servants, ordered the immediate release of 50,000 metric tonnes of assorted grains to be sold at subsidised rates to mitigate the current economic hardship.
It was gathered that the operation, which occurred on Wednesday morning, led to widespread panic in the Zungeru Wednesday Market, prompting residents to evacuate their homes amidst the sound of gunfire that persisted for several hours.
Sources who spoke to journalists on the recent event noted that the bandit groups were in the process of crossing the area in large numbers towards the Akare axis in the Wushishi Local Government Area when the military initiated an ambush.
A military officer, who preferred to remain anonymous, told newsmen that the troops were observing their movements, as there was intelligence suggesting the assailants were following their customary path.
Consequently, he said the army had positioned its forces for an ambush.
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