Nigeria: #EndBadGovernance - Protesters Take Over Streets in Taraba

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Police are firing teargas canisters at the protesters as they (protesters) arrive at the Federal Secretariat near Eagles Square.
1 August 2024
Premium Times (Abuja)
By Chuwang Dungs

The demonstrators chanted in Hausa: "Tinubu-Shettima bamuyi, meaning, "We don't want Tinubu and Shettima."

Many protesters, primarily children and youths, took to the streets of Jalingo, the Taraba State capital, on Thursday morning, joining the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest.

Armed with placards and banners, the protesters converged at the Ministry of Works Roundabout and marched towards the Roadblock Flyover.

The demonstrators chanted in Hausa: "Tinubu-Shettima bamuyi, meaning, "We don't want Tinubu and Shettima."

Human and vehicular movements were scanty.

When this report was filed, shop owners at the Jalingo market and Hammaruwa Road closed their shops.

A visit to some locations in Jalingo revealed no business activities.

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