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Protest: Hoodlums loot gun, other exhibits from Kano court
By Bashir Bello, Kano
Kano State Judiciary on Monday said a gun and other exhibits were still missing after hoodlums who hijacked the nationwide protest in the state vandalized, the Kano state high court.
The spokesperson of the Judiciary, Baba Jibo Ibrahim confirmed this to Vanguard.
According to him, “Til this moment that we are taking inventory of damages done to our courts by hoodlums who vandalized the courts, gun and other exhibits were still missing.
“A committee has been set up to make assessment on all the damages,” Ibrahim said.
The Kano State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Haruna however, called on the residents to be vigilant and report to the police whenever they found the exhibit.
He also cautioned the residents to shun gathering, especially that of strangers and unknown persons.
The state high court housed by the Audu Bako Secretariat was said to have been vandalized with documents scattered and vehicles (seized, official and private) destroyed.
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Russian Flags: Police arrest 873 producers, distributors, rioters in Kano, Kaduna, others
By Soni Daniel & Kingsley Omonobi
The Nigerian Police Force said, on Monday, that it arrested 31 persons for what it described as “treason”, for producing and distributing Russian flags and calling for anarchy.
Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, said 30 persons were arrested in Kaduna, while one person, who was recruiting persons for distribution of the flags, was arrested in Kano.
Adejobi also said that as at today the number of persons arrested “who are not protesters but criminal elements, rioters” in connection with the #Endbadgovernance protest are 873, up from 861 at the weekend.
He spoke at the joint press briefing of spokespersons of security and response agencies which held at the headquarters of the Department of State Services, DSS.
Adejobi said: “What we are having in the country right now are protests, demonstrations, and riots.
“Those arrested are rioters, armed robbers, looters, and criminal elements. The arrest of criminal elements should not be described as the arrest of protesters.
“Those arrested so far across the country are criminally-minded persons, looters engaged in criminal offences such as vandalisation and destruction of public and critical infrastructure.
“So we should use the appropriate description for them. They are not protesters.”
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Protesters wave Russian flags in Kaduna, miscreants loot shops
By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo
Miscreants and other criminal elements in Kaduna have regrouped and hijacked the ongoing protest, unleashing terror on unsuspecting citizens by breaking shops and snatching cell phones.
One of the miscreants in the Kawo area of Kaduna North met his waterloo as a mob beat him to stupor before handing him to security operatives.
The hoodlums also stopped vehicles going in and out of the state capital from the Zaria road axis, molested passengers, and forcefully seized phones and other valuables while brandishing dangerous weapons.
A procession of protesters comprising of mostly youths, children, and women, hoisting the flag of Russia, moved from Kawo to join other protesters and tried to occupy the NEPA roundabout in the heart of the city.
They were dispersed by security operatives when the miscreants among them started to burgle shops and loot.
It was not clear whether there were arrests, as the police were yet to react to the incident at press time.
Zaria
In Zaria, about 75 km from Kaduna, the situation was tense as there was massive looting by the hoodlums.
“Two hoodlums who tried to assault a security operative at the Danmagaji area in Zaria, were feared dead,” a source told journalists.
In an interview, a Commissioner in Zamfara State, Alhaji Haidara said just like in Kaduna, the protesters in Gusau also hoisted the Russian flag.
According to him, “Some of the protesters especially the children do not even know the implication of what they were doing. They don’t even know the Russian flag given to them.”
Putin aid
However, a protester who craved anonymity, said they were trying to attract the attention of Russia by waving the flag, so that President Putin would come to their aid.
“Since the West like America and UK abandoned us and are conniving with the government to worsen our plight, we are now seeking the attention of Russia to come to our aid, just as was done in Niger Republic and in other countries in the Sahel,” he said.
Meanwhile, there was calm in Kaduna, Zaria, and environs at press time, when the state government imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew as a necessary measure to stop destruction and looting by the hoodlums.
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Tinubu, security chiefs meet
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The nationwide protest against hardship in Nigeria entered day 5 today, August 5. This was despite President Bola Tinubu addressing the nation on Saturday, with many describing his speech as far below expectation.
We bring you live updates in text, photos and videos of the protests.
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Lagos: ‘They offered us N5,000,’ protesters allege
By Efe Onodjae
Protesters in Lagos have alleged that they were offered N5,000 to silence the #EndBadGovernance Movement.
They made the allegation in Ojota, as the protests entered the fifth day, on Monday.
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Photo from Kebbi State
By Haruna Aliyu
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Protest: Kaduna govt imposes curfew on Kaduna, Zaria
By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo
The Kaduna State Security Council has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Kaduna and Zaria metropolis, following a hijack of the ongoing protest by hoodlums who attacked and looted shops on Monday.
A statement issued by Samuel Aruwan, the Overseeing Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, explained that the Kaduna State Security Council under the leadership of Governor Uba Sani, following a review of the security situation in the State, notified citizens that there was sufficient evidence to clearly indicate that the ongoing protest has been hijacked by criminal elements who have resorted to looting of shops and destruction of private and public property.
“In view of this unfortunate development, the Kaduna State Security Council has unanimously resolved to impose a 24-hour curfew on Kaduna and Zaria Metropolises and environs with immediate effect.”
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Kano relaxes curfew
By Bashir Bello, KANO
The Kano State Government has relaxed the 24-hour curfew in the state to six hours daily.
The state’s Commissioner of Information, Baba Dantiye, who announced this on behalf of the government, said the curfew was relaxed from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Dantiye said the curfew was relaxed to allow residents to go about their day-to-day activities and legitimate business.
He said the curfew will resume fully after 2 p.m.
Recall that the state Governor, Abba Yusuf declared the curfew on Thursday evening after the protest was hijacked by hoodlums, leading to loss of lives and properties in the state.
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