Protesters in Keffi LGA demands immediate reversal of fuel subsidy to reduce the suffering faced
…..As Nigerian Army, Police, other security agencies at ground to calm situation
The August first protesters in Keffi Local government area have demanded a quick reversal of fuel subsidy by the federal government.
Despite several efforts by the government and other critical stakeholders to persuade youths to shun the nation wide peaceful protests but the efforts did not yielded positive result as protesters in Keffi Local government came out in their numbers to protest against what they called End bad governance in the country.
The protesters blocked the major highways from Total roundabout and Keffi Flyover for several hours burning tires and throwing stones on the security operatives. a situation prompted the Police to fire teargas to disperse the protesters.
The Nigerian Army Led by the commanding officer 177 Guards Ballion Keffi, Colonel A. B Inuwa and the Divisional police officers across Keffi divisions as well as other sisters security agencies were at hand to calm the situation.
Some protesters interviewed, Musa Aliyu and Bernard Ifechukwu, said the major reasons for the protest was to inform the government to reverse the fuel subsidy and control the prices of food items in the market to reduce the hardship faced by Nigerians.
A report from Mararaba, Karu Local government area indicates that protesters mostly the youths came out for the protest where they were burning tires chanting solidarity songs.
Our correspondent contacted the chairman of the area on phone James Thomas, confirmed the situation but said army and police were on top of the situation, taking into cognisance, Mararaba is a flash point of hoodlums.
