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Counting The Cost: Hijacked #ENDSARS Protest In Kano

November 5, 2020 5:30 am

The nationwide #EndSARS protests might have come to an end but not without certain consequences especially as hoodlums hijacked the demonstrations in Kano and other parts of the country, using them as avenues to carry out various criminal acts.

A visit to Sarkin Yaki by Airport Road in Sabon Gari area of the state will tell the tale
 of the tragic events that occurred on Tuesday, 20th October when some hoodlums hijacked the protests and wrecked havoc in the community. There, dozens of burnt cars still litter the streets. 

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Buhari Gives Borno Youths Plaudits For Not Looting

October 29, 2020 9:16 am

President Muhammadu Buhari has applauded the youths in Borno State, for their decorum in the wake of looting and destruction of property occasioned by the #EndSARS protest.

Alhaji Baba-Shehuri, the Minister of State for Agriculture said the President made the commendation in a goodwill message to a Peace Stakeholders Forum on Wednesday in Maiduguri.

According to Baba-Shehuri, Buhari said the youths in Borno State demonstrated high sense of decorum and maturity by not participating in the wanton looting and destruction of public and private property in the name of protest.

He said the president also lauded Gov. Babagana Zulum and …

SA: Nine Suspects Arrested For Looting, 53 TVs Recovered

November 10, 2019 1:45 pm

Door-to-door raids by police have resulted in nine arrests and the recovery of 53 large LED TV sets that were looted during a community protest in De Doorns in the Cape winelands past week.

The protest led to the closure of the N1 between Touwsriver and De Doorns on Thursday after two trucks came under attack and their consignments were looted.

Scenes of protesters carrying away large boxes containing TVs from one truck and an assortment of condiments from the other were captured in videos and pictures that went viral on social media.

“Following a community protest in De …

PDP is looting Imo, not me, says Okorocha

April 12, 2019 11:26 pm

Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha has fired back at the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), accusing the party of embarking on “systematic and violent looting” of the state.

The PDP and some concerned Imo citizens had accused Okorocha and some members of his family of embarking on looting spree of some state government-owned property.But responding through a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sam Onwuemeodo, yesterday, the governor said the PDP had adopted various unconventional tactics to plunder the state’s assets.

The statement said: “We want to inform the general public and Imo people in particular that …