Nigeria: Protesters Occupy Kano City Centre

4 January 2012

Kano — Hundreds of protesters have occupied the strategic city centre in Kano during a third day of anger over the removal of fuel subsidy by the Jonathan led administration.

The city centre a stretch of 500 metres between Silver Jubilee and Gidan Murtala round about has been completely taken over by the protesters forcing traffic gridlock in the city.

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