The Nigeria Police Force, Kano State Command, have prohibited all forms of protest in the state, with immediate effect.
It was gathered that the police’s decision was made after they received a report that two dominant parties; the New Nigeria People’s Party, and the All Progressives Congress had assembled a rented crowd to embark on protest, without the endorsement of the Nigeria Labour Congress,
On 1st of August, SaharaReporters reported how Nigerians protested in Kano State over the hike of petrol price from N195 to N617, naira devaluation, school fees increment and other anti-poor policies of the President Bola Tinubu-led government.
SaharaReporters had also reported that some protesters recently stormed major streets of Kano, Northwest region to kick against the proposed military intervention by the Economic Community of West African States under the leadership of the country’s president, Tinubu to resolve the ongoing political crisis in Niger Republic.
Quadri Olaitan is a journalist and contributor to Freelanews.com, covering news, public affairs, and human-interest stories.
