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#EndBadGovernance Protest: Protesters In Zamfara Wave Russian Flag

The demonstrators who regrouped on Monday decried the security challenges that have bedevilled the North-Western state.


The protesters are seen with Russian flag in Zamfara on August 5, 2024.

 

As the #EndBadGovernance protests enter day 5, some protesters in Zamfara were on Monday spotted waving the Russian flag in Gusau, the state capital.

The demonstrators who regrouped on Monday decried the security challenges that have bedevilled the North-Western state.

They lamented that the government has not taken concrete steps to address the issue, vowing to continue the protest until the government does the needful.

According to the protesters, bandits had imposed heavy taxes on them to pay to avoid attacks and to access their farmlands, a development which they want the government to take necessary measures to protect the people against the bandits’ activities.

Mostly comprising children and youths, the aggrieved residents marched across Gusau, notably Tundunwada, Freedom Square, Government House to Gada Biyu among other areas.

Meanwhile, security agencies, mostly operatives of the Nigerian Police, and the military are monitoring the protesters closely to ensure peace and order.

Heavy security operatives including Soldiers of the Nigerian, Nigerian Police, and Department of State Service (DSS) are currently guarding the residence of the immediate past governor of Zamfara State and Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle

It would be recalled that the state chapter of All Progressives Congress had accused the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state of sponsoring protesters to attack Matawalle’s residence.

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The protesters are seen with Russian flag in Zamfara on August 5, 2024.