Protesters Brandish Russian Flags, Attack Bank In Kaduna

Again, youths came out in their large numbers on Monday carrying placards and protesting against hardship in Kaduna State while quite a number of them were sighted carrying Russian flags.

The protest, which was hijacked by hoodlums on day five, led to attack on facilities including a bank located in Tudun Wada area of Kaduna metropolis where vehicles of staff packed within the bank premises were destroyed and valuable items carted away from inside the vehicles.

However, following the 24-hour curfew imposed by Governor Uba Sani on Kaduna and Zaria metropolitan cities of the State on Monday afternoon, normalcy has returned to the streets as security personnel wearing red bands on their arms have successfully dispersed the hoodlums, who engaged in vandalism and looting of public and private properties.

Recall that 25 of such hoodlums, who attacked government facilities on the first day of the #EndBadGovernance nationwide protests last week Thursday, were eventually arrested.

Our Correspondent, who monitored the protests and narrowly escaped being attacked by the hoodlums, reports that save for the proactive steps taken by the State government with the immediate imposition of the curfew, the situation may have been more violent.

Meanwhile, the protest took place within Kaduna North local government area of the State and some parts of Kaduna Central that borders Kaduna North but the Southern Kaduna part was relatively peaceful.

The streets of Kaduna metropolis were deserted shortly after the curfew was imposed on Kaduna and Zaria Metropolitan areas.

Some of Kaduna residents who spoke to our correspondents commended the State governor for imposing the curfew.