Hunger Protest Breaks Out Near Abuja

Two days after protesters stormed the streets of Minna, Niger State capital, over the rising cost of living, another hunger protest as so-called, hit the streets of Suleja, a border community beside the FCT that was the transitional base at the relocation of the federal capital from Lagos to Abuja.

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

They carried placards with inscriptions such as “Tinubu, Do Something Now!”; “Leadership Is All About Improving Lives”; “Nigerians Are Suffering”; “Stop The Hardship Now”, among others.

It would be recalled that a group of women had two days ago blocked the Minna-Bida Road at the popular Kpakungu roundabout to express their grievances over the rising cost of food items. The protest in Niger State which occurred about the same time as a similar protest erupted in Kano was the first mention of a hunger protest in Nigeria.

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

The women were later joined by men and youths who accuse 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.

Source: Daily Trust

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