10 Injured As Hoodlums Set Jigawa APC Secretariat On Fire, Loot Agricultural Stores
At Least 10 Injured as Police Disperse Hoodlums Amid #EndBadGovernance Protests in Jigawa.
Jigawa State experienced unprecedented turmoil as nationwide protests against hardship and hunger erupted in over ten major towns, resulting in injuries and widespread looting. The protests, which took place on Thursday, saw police firing teargas canisters to disperse hoodlums who infiltrated the #EndBadGovernance demonstrators.
In Hadejia city, four individuals were hospitalized due to injuries and suffocation caused by the teargas. Reports indicate that government-owned agricultural stores were looted in the area.
In Gumel town, the store of the Jigawa State Agricultural Supply Company (JASCO), a private residence belonging to a House of Representatives member representing Gumel, Gagarawa, Maigatari federal constituency, and the home of the All Progressives Congress (APC) zonal vice-chairman were vandalized and looted by irate youths. The security personnel deployed were overpowered by the protesters. A woman injured by a teargas canister is currently receiving treatment at Gumel General Hospital.
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In Birnin Kudu, the State Fertilizer Store and Grains Store were vandalized and looted. The hoodlums also blocked major roads, including the Kano-Maiduguri Highway.
In Dutse, the state capital, five individuals were admitted to Rasheed Shekoni General Hospital for injuries sustained during the chaos. Security operatives managed to prevent further vandalism of public properties, though the APC state secretariat was set ablaze.
Similar incidents were reported in Jahun, Kazaure, and Shuwarin towns, where hoodlums posing as protesters called for an end to bad governance. Despite the efforts of Islamic clerics and Traditional Rulers to dissuade youths from joining the nationwide protests, fears of further escalation remain as groups continue to defy directives.
The authorities are on high alert as the situation evolves, seeking to restore order and prevent further destruction.
