Nigerians poured into the streets in major cities across the nation to protest against economic hardship despite the government’s last-minute push to prevent the demonstration. Inflation has reached 34 per cent owing majorly to the twin policies of subsidy removal and floating of the naira. That has pushed the cost of basic items beyond the reach of millions of Nigerians.
Authorities across the country had in the wake of calls for the protest rallied around to halt it. They warned that they might be hijacked by criminals. At least three governors have declared curfew in their states, after violence broke out during the first day of the nationwide protests against hunger and bad governance in Nigeria.Governors of Kano, Borno, Yobe and Jigawa all took this step to restore calm.