Yobe: Activities Resume After Day 1 Of #EndBadGovernance Protest
Business activities have resumed in Damaturu the Yobe state capital after the first day of the #EndBadGovernance nationwide protests.
According to newsmen who went round town, noticed shops are gradually opening for their day-to-day sales.
As of 10.20 AM, no single protester was seen at the designated take-off points for the protest.
As of Thursday, seven mass transit buses were burnt in the Potiskum Local Government Area during the protest.
The buses were set ablaze on the premises of the local government secretariat in Potiskum on Thursday.
An eyewitness told newsmen in the North-East state that some persons came in their numbers to cause mayhem but were quickly prevented by the security personnel.
The Spokesman for the Yobe State Police Command, Dungus Abdulkarim, confirmed the incident at Potiskum, saying the perpetrators will be brought to book.
Propagated on social media, the nationwide protests against economic hardship started on Thursday, August 1, 2024, and is scheduled to stretch till August 10 across all states of the Federation as well as the nation’s capital Abuja.
Meanwhile, the state government has imposed a 24-hour curfew in Potiskum, Gashua, and Nguru towns where some hoodlums are taking advantage of the protest to vandalise and loot government and private properties.
Dairy Abdulsalam, the Special Adviser to Governor Mai Mala Buni on Security Matters, urged the general public to abide by the curfew order and stay at home for peace to reign in the affected areas and the state at large.
According to him, the security agencies have been directed to ensure enforcement and full compliance with the curfew order.
The state government has yet to lift the curfew imposed on three local government areas.
