BREAKING: Nigerians Stage Striking Protest in Minna Over Unbearable Cost of Living, Video Emerges

• Scores of women and young people on Monday, February 5, protested the rising cost of living under the Bola Tinubu administration
• Legit.ng reports that the demonstrators also lamented the epileptic power in Minna, the state capital
• The protest started at about 7 am, resulting in the protesters blocking the ever-busy Minna – Bida road, thereby obstructing vehicular movements to and from the Niger state capital

Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering public journalism.

Minna, Niger state - Residents of Minna, the Niger state capital, on Monday morning, February 5, blocked main roads in the city to protest the high cost of living.

As reported by The Nation, women and young people chanted protest songs while police officers and other security personnel observed the situation.

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The demonstrators said that the increase in food prices and the alleged inadequate response from the government forced them to block main roads to draw the attention of authorities.

Channels Television also noted the development.

Govt reacts to Minna protest

Niger deputy governor, Yakubu Garba, addressed the protesters and stated that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) administration understood the suffering and difficulties that families were experiencing at the moment.

Furthermore, Garba stated that the government was working towards lowering the cost of living and reducing the effect of the petrol subsidy removal.

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Reacting to the protest, Enough is Enough (EiE), a coalition of Nigerian youth advocacy groups, said it is time for all elected officials to see and feel the burdens their "poor policies" created.

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EiE made known its stance via a post on X (formerly Twitter).

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“People are suffering”: Simi speaks

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that popular singer, Simi, sparked reactions online with her recent comments about Nigeria.

Simi spoke about the current economic crisis bedevilling the country in a post on her X handle.

She posited that many Nigerians are living in despair, and more had been pushed into poverty with some of the economic reforms implemented by President Bola Tinubu.

Source: Legit.ng