Hunger protest begins in Niger State 

Some youths have trooped to the streets of Niger State to protest the ongoing cost of living crisis in the country.

The youths wielded placards such as ‘Enough is Enough’; ‘Stop Anti-Masses Policies’; ‘We Are Not Slaves In Our Country’; ‘Hardship Is Unbearable’, ‘Fuel Subsidy Must Be Back’, among others.

They marched on the streets as they chanted anti-government songs.

Some of the protesters on Abuja-Kaduna expressway declined attempt to speak with them by journalists

Last week, Governor Mohammed Bago had wooed residents of Niger with welfare packages to prevent the protest.

He had announced a N20,000 wage allowance for state and local government civil servants, ordered the immediate release of 50,000 metric tonnes of assorted grains to be sold at subsidised rates to mitigate the current economic hardship.