Protesters burn NSCDC vehicle, vandalise properties in Katsina

Some youths who took to the streets in Katsina metropolis to protest over the economic hardship set a vehicle belonging to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ablaze.

They have also vandalised public properties believed to be worth millions of Naira.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the youths went around various streets in the city after the first group called “Struggle for Good Governance” ended its protests.

The spokesman of the NSCDC Command in Katsina, Buhari Hamisu, said that their vehicle had developed a fault while on patrol and could not move, as such, it was left on the road.

He explained that when the protesters arrived in the area, they set the vehicle ablaze and fled.

The protesters went on a rampage and continued vandalising public properties especially street lights by removing their cables and other accessories.

They also damaged some drainages and culverts in many parts of the metropolis and removed the rods.

Meanwhile, the acting Governor of Katsina State, Alhaji Faruq Jobe, said the state has witnessed peaceful protests, but not violent as reported from other states.

The acting governor disclosed this while addressing journalists in Katsina on Thursday regarding the nationwide hunger protests in the state.

According to him, the government is happy that the protests did not turn violent, attributing it to their commitment and engagement with the relevant stakeholders.

Jobe further appealed to parents to counsel their children in order to stay away from any form of violence in the state.

He, therefore, commended the people of the state for conducting themselves in an orderly manner, calling on them to sustain the tempo.

Jobe said that the day coincided with the annual day set aside to be observing prayers for the peace and development of the state.

The acting governor further appealed to the people to intensify prayers for peaceful coexistence in the state and the country as a whole.

(NAN)