From Maiharaji Altine
Thousands of protesters took to streets in Gusau town, the Zamfara state capital on Monday as end of bad governance protest entered into fifth day.
The protesters who were mostly youths blocked the major highways leading to Gusau town thereby making movement of goods and services to a standstill.
The protesters later on moved to the town and began to break up the shops and carted away properties worth billions of Naira.
Worth hit by the looting spree were the Tudun-wada market where properties such as bags of rice, cement, vegetable and palm oil were removed and taken away by the protesters.
One person was said to have lost his life in Tudun-wada market as a result of gunshot from the security personnel.
Similarly, the protesters have also destroyed many buildings including the state’s headquarters of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The spokesperson of the state police command ASP Yazid Abubakar could not be reached for comments as his lines were not going at the time of filling in this report.
