Protesters stormed the city of Kano on Friday to express their displeasure over incessant killings occurring in the country, especially those rocking the entire North. Most of the protesters were chanting songs of peace, lamenting that the country was crumbling under the weight of insecurity.
The protesters also called on President Muhammadu Buhari and state governors to show more interest in addressing insecurity in the North.
The young persons who marched to the Government House in Kano carried a banner with the inscription ‘No More Bloodshed’. Zainab Naseer Ahmad, who led the peaceful protest, lamented how insecurity was threatening the lives and livelihoods of Nigerians.
Ahmad said: “We come to share our concern and send a message to our leaders: we are tired of the worsening state of insecurity in the country. Every now and then, lives are lost; people are being unjustly killed like animals. We demand the return of peace in our societies.
“We are saying enough is enough; no more bloodshed. Out-of-school children figure is witnessing a massive rise, orphans everywhere. We can’t travel in peace. The economy is crumbling. People are burnt while travelling.”
The protesters marched from Audu Bako secretariat to the Kano Government House, where security operatives received the group of protesters, listened to them and promised to take the matter further to the appropriate quarters.
Meanwhile, following the recent spike in terror attacks in Sokoto and Katsina states, President Buhari has dispatched a high-level delegation made up of the heads of the nation’s intelligence and security services to the two states.
According to a statement by the president’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Friday, Buhari expects the delegation to present an immediate situation report and recommendations on actions to follow to effectively deal with the worrying situation.
The statement said the delegation, led by the National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno (rtd), is made up of the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba; DirectorGeneral of the State Security Service (SSS), Yusuf Magaji Bichi; Director-General, National Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Ahmed Rufa’i Abubakar and the Chief of Defence Intelligence, Major General Samuel Adebayo.