A member of the House of Representatives representing Gumel, Gagarawa and Maigarati, Hon Sani Nazifi escaped the wrath of angry constituents on Thursday when they stormed his residence to vent their anger over hunger during the protest against bad governance on Thursday.....CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLE FROM THE SOURCE
They also stormed the residence of the APC Zonal Vice Chairman but met his absence as he had reportedly escaped before the mob arrived.
Nazifi who’s a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress or APC had reportedly escaped before the angry mob got to his residence.
The angry protesters then turned their anger on the APC where in their large numbers, burnt down the headquarters of the party in the state.
The protests were held on Thursday nationwide in which protesters called the government to intervene to reduce prices of commodities and end hunger.
THE WHISTLER gathered that the protest started in Jigawa peacefully despite repeated pleas from the state government and federal officials, who stormed the state ahead of the protest to distribute relief materials and hand out cash and bags of rice to dissuade them from protesting until it degenerated into violence.
Reports monitored by THE WHISTLER said the youth were angry that there were no government officials to address them and decided to march to the secretariat of the APC where they set it on fire.
They also destroyed billboards and other publicity materials before burning down the building located in the state capital Dutse.
Vehicles parked within the premises were also burnt as the protests degenerated into violence, spreading to some other parts of the state.
Another report said hoodlums infiltrated peaceful protesters forcing the police to fire teargas canisters to disperse them but failed.
It reportedly led to the deaths of two people while over 10 persons were injured.
Four people were confirmed to have been admitted at a hospital as a result of injuries and suffocation they suffered from teargas fired at them by Anti-Riot Policemen.
Despite the presence and actions of the police, the situation became uncontrollable as armed youths broke loose overwhelming them, attacking innocent residents in the process.
The armed youth went berserk and stormed Birnin Kudu, where the State Fertilizer and Grains Stores are located, looting and vandalising them.
The store of the state Agricultural Supply Company (JASCO) in Gumel was also not spared as it was looted and vandalised.
