3 Killed, 157 Arrested As Kano Residents Invade Govt House, Shops, Offices On Day 1 EndBadGovernance Protest ~ OsazuwaAkonedo #Audu #Bako #Bola #Kano #Nassarawa #NCC #Omoyele #Sowore #Tinubu https://osazuwaakonedo.news/3-killed-157-arrested-as-kano-residents-invade-govt-house-shops-offices-on-day-1-endbadgovernance-protest/02/08/2024/ #Issues Published: August 2nd, 2024 Reshared: August 2, 2024 9:57 am Over three persons were killed on Thursday in Kano State when the residents invaded the
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00:00Over three persons were killed on Thursday in Kano State when the residents invaded the State
00:04Government's house, broke into shops and offices, taking away valuable items and destroying
00:09properties on day one of the N-Ban governance in Nigeria protests. Two of the protesters were
00:15seen in a video posted online shot dead at the Kano State Government's house entrance as large
00:20numbers of the protesting residents tried to enter the Government's house compound.
00:24Another man was reportedly killed as killing session and NCC complex were burned down in
00:29Kano State on Thursday. Echante Pharmacy worth millions of Naira was reportedly destroyed by
00:35the protesting residents in Kano State. Office of the Inspector General of Police, IGP described
00:42the residents who invaded the Government's house and other properties in the State as hoodlums.
00:47Omoye Lesho Ore, the founder of Sahara Reporter News Network in a tweet while reacting to the
00:53photos of arrested protesting residents in Kano State, said the Bolatungu regime already planned
00:58how to blackball Nigerians into submission even before these non-violent social change
01:03actions started. This was posted by the Kano State Police PPRO on Facebook today.
01:09He was cut pants down because the same office had posted the same photos in 2011 on Facebook.
01:15The reason you must understand their game plan and stay focused. N-Ban governance in Nigeria,
01:21their suffrage, revolution no. In a swift reaction, the Kano State Command of the Nigeria
01:26Police Force refuted Omoye Lesho Ore claims and tweeted thus, this blackmail will not affect
01:31the police image in Kano. The picture was snapped today the 1st of August 2024 by the PPRO.
01:39In 2011, the Kano Police Pro is yet to join the force. Update from Kano. Headquarters of the
01:45Nigeria Police Force in Abuja in a social media post said in quotas at approximately 10am today,
01:51groups of hoodlums, under the guise of participating in the nationwide protest,
01:55launched attacks on several establishments in Kano State. These incidents have disrupted
02:01public order and safety, necessitating immediate action by the Kano State Police Command.
02:07The following incidents were reported, attacks on supermarkets. Several supermarkets at Nasarawa
02:13quarters were attacked, resulting in significant property damage and theft.
02:18As seen at NCC office, multiple motor vehicles at the NCC office,
02:23Alduba Coast Secretariat, along Government House Kano, were set ablaze.
02:28The fire has since been brought under control through swift intervention. Arrests and recoveries,
02:34a total of 157 suspects have been arrested in connection with these criminal activities.
02:40An Exhibit AK-47 rifle was recovered at the High Court.
02:45A large quantity of looted properties has also been recovered from these suspects.
02:50In response to these disturbances, the Kano State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew
02:56to restore order and ensure the safety of residents. This situation is being closely
03:01monitored and the Kano State Police Command is committed to maintaining peace and security in
03:06the state.