Prior to the August 1 scheduled for the nationwide protest, youths have kick-started the protest in Niger State to express their displeasure over the ongoing cost of living crisis in Nigeria.
The youths have started the protest by moving in the town chanting and displaying placards that read ‘Enough is Enough’; ‘Stop Anti-Masses Policies’; ‘We Are Not Slaves In Our Country’; ‘Hardship Is Unbearable’, ‘Fuel Subsidy Must Be Back’, among others.
Nigerian authorities and security forces have been making efforts including arrests to stop the protest but angry youths remained focused on the protest.
Last week, Governor Mohammed Bago wooed residents of Niger with welfare packages to prevent the protest. He announced 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.
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