Shehu Sani, a former senator who represented Kaduna Central in the National Assembly, has called for the discontinuation of the ongoing protests against hardship in several Nigerian states.
TheNGblog reports that rights group Amnesty International said at least 13 people died during the nationwide protests.
The non-governmental organisation (NGO) accused security forces of deliberately using tactics “designed to kill while dealing with gatherings of people protesting hunger and deep poverty.”
In the same vein, the demonstrators accused security forces of firing at them unjustly.
The Punch reported that no fewer than 17 persons were feared killed in Abuja, Kano, Niger, Borno, Kaduna and Jigawa on Thursday, August 1, alone.
Reacting to the killings, Sani wrote on his known X (formerly Twitter) page:
“With scores dead, hundreds injured and properties worth billions of Naira belonging to private businesses and government destroyed by hoodlums, mostly in Northern states, those wishing to encourage the continuation of this protest, especially in the North should reconsider.
“At our end, it is violent protest without visible leadership and must be discontinued.”
With scores dead,hundreds injured and properties worth billions of Naira belonging to private businesses and Government destroyed by hoodlums,mostly in Northern states,those wishing to encourage the continuation of this protest,especially in the North should…
— Senator Shehu Sani (@ShehuSani) August 2, 2024
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