Rising Expenses: Another Protest Breaks Out In Niger State

The growing cost of living has sparked yet another demonstration in Suleja, Niger.

This is coming two days after protesters stormed the streets of Minna, the Niger State capital.

Suleja is just a few kilometres away from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.

The protesters called on President Bola Tinubu to end the hardship because they were suffering.

They could be seen displaying placards with inscriptions reading, “Tinubu, Do Something Now!”; “Leadership Is All About Improving Lives”; “Nigerians Are Suffering”; “Stop The Hardship Now”, among others.

A group of women had blocked the Minna-Bida Road at the Kpakungu roundabout to express their grievances over the rising cost of food items.

People travelling to major cities in the South, such as Lagos and Ibadan, among others, were held hostage for hours due to the protest, which started as early as 7 a.m.

The women were later joined by men and youths who accused governments of turning deaf ears to their plights.

Neither the thick smoke of the teargas and the sound of the gunshots fired by police operatives to disperse them nor the plea by the deputy governor of the state, Yakubu Garba, who went to the scene of the protest, calmed the protesters.

Credit: Vangaurd