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Protesters<\/p>\n
By Amah<\/p>\n
Kindly share:<\/p>\n
The Niger State government and police have toed different paths, following the protests by some youths in the state on Monday..<\/span><\/p>\n While the government denied that a protest took place in the state, the state police command\u00a0 confirmed it.<\/span><\/p>\n The youths on Monday were seen along the Suleja axis of the Abuja-Kaduna road, wielding placards with different anti-government inscriptions.<\/span><\/p>\n Some of their placards read \u2018Enough is Enough\u2019; \u2018Stop Anti-Masses Policies\u2019; \u2018We Are Not Slaves In Our Country\u2019; \u2018Hardship Is Unbearable\u2019, and \u2018Fuel Subsidy Must Be Back\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n However, Aisha Wakaso, Special Adviser on Print Media to Governor Mohammed Bago, in a statement, said there was no protest in the state.<\/span><\/p>\n The statement, titled: \u2018Niger State Government Dismisses False Reports of Protests, Urges Residents to Continue Daily Activities Without Fear\u2019, read in part: \u201cThe Niger State Government firmly dismisses recent online reports by a media platform claiming that protests have commenced on the Abuja-Kaduna road in Niger State.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n But SP Wasiu Abiodun, Spokesperson of the Niger State Police Command, confirmed the protest but added that the protesters were dispersed by the police operatives.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSome boys were sighted along Kaduna road in Suleja in an attempt to block the road, the Area Commander Suleja swiftly moved with his team to the scene and the boys were dispersed peacefully,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHowever, the operation Show of Force led by the Area Commander Suleja is ongoing for monitoring and intervention where any challenges may be observed.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cMembers of the public are enjoined to go about their lawful businesses without any fear, as the Police and other security agencies are up and doing for monitoring and intervention.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Abiodun further said the State Police Commissioner had directed massive deployment of security Operatives and operational gadgets in collaboration with sister security agencies to prevent any breakdown of law and order across the state.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Protesters By Amah Kindly share: The Niger State government and police have toed different paths, following the protests by some…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1296,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[235,393],"class_list":["post-1295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-politics","tag-gov-mohammed-bago","tag-niger-state-protests"],"yoast_head":"\n