‘Police officer shot in Kaduna, Jigawa APC office set ablaze’ — violence trails protest in northern Nigeria

Many cities across northern Nigeria recorded violence during the #EndbadGovernance protest that kicked off on Thursday.

In Kaduna, a police officer was reportedly shot by hoodlums during the protest.

Sani Kila, chief of staff (CoS) to the state governor, said the police officer was taken to the Nigerian Army Referral Hospital, opposite the government house.

Kila also dismissed reports that the state government has imposed a 24-hour curfew in Kaduna.

Mansir Hassan, the police spokesperson in the state, said 25 suspected hoodlums were arrested during the protest.

He said the armed hoodlums attacked and looted the offices of the Kaduna State Traffic Law Enforcement Agency (KASTLEA), the Kaduna State Investment Promotion Agency (KADIPA), and a neighbouring residential house located along Sokoto road.

Meanwhile, in Jigawa state, at least three people were reportedly killed and others injured as police fired teargas to disperse hoodlums who had infiltrated the protest.

In Gumel town, the store of the Jigawa State Agricultural Supply Company (JASCO), a private house belonging to a house of representatives member representing Gumel, Gagarawa, and Maigarati federal constituencies in the state, and the residence of the All Progressives Congress (APC) zonal vice-chairman, were all vandalised and looted.

Also, in Dutse, the state capital, hoodlums set the headquarters of the APC on fire.

They reportedly broke into the facility and destroyed billboards and other promotional materials before setting the structure on fire.