Jude Diugwu
About Four Persons were said to have been killed while several other Ones critically wounded as Protest of #Anti Bad Government”, entered it’s third day across the Federation.
Hundreds of Protesters mostly under Age Groups gathered on several routes of the City of Kano as early as 7am, carrying placards as part of their continuation on the ongoing Nationwide, #Anti Bad Government Protests.
Reports gathered by our Correspondent, has it that around Kurna Asabe, Jain and Brigade areas saw Youths in their Hundreds moving out to continue their protests, but amidst their movement they closed with heavily Armed Security Personnel.
Some unconfirmed reports, has it that as Protesters tried to chased away them away they started throwing Stones at the Police provoking them to start fearing Canisters than live Bullets.
The State Police Commissioner, Salman Dogo Garba, confirmed to Our Correspondent that, some Youths hiding under a program organized by a Politician names withheld at the Nassarawa palace of Emir Aminu Ado Bayero, throngs the City shouting different kind of Anti Government songs.
He said, “it is true some group of People who took the advantage of a Program organized by one Politician took to the Streets in continuation of their violent protests but we have suppressed them”. But denying any casualties, as he said, “I don’t have reports of any Casualties”.
Our Correspondent who went through Audu Bako Secretariat in an attempt to passed to the State NUJ Office situated at Firm Center was turned despite been identified himself as Journalist.
Similarly at the Ahmadu Bello way, Armed Police Men barracketing the entire Road, refused our Reporters access insisting that nobody will pass the place.
An Office who shouted on top of his voice, reminded that there was curfew in the town and nobody will be allowed to go anywhere including the Newsmen.
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, has imposed a 24 hour curfew following violence outings of the Protesters who went on rampage looting and setting public buildings ablaze.
