Nigeria's armed forces on Thursday warned against Kenya-style violence in protests planned for next week over soaring costs of living
Nigeria 's armed forces and DSS security agency on Thursday warned against Kenya -style violence in protests planned for next week over soaring costs of living, saying the military would stop any attempts to create "anarchy". While Kenya has been rocked by deadly protests that forced the government to repeal new taxes, Nigeria has seen little unrest…
#EndBadGovernanceinNigeria has been trending on X alongside #RevolutionNow, with calls for Nigerians to take to the streets from August 1 for demonstrations. But it is unclear who is behind the protest demands. “While citizens have the right to peaceful protest, they do not have the right to mobilise for anarchy and unleash terror,” defence spokesman Major General Edward Buba told reporters.
“The plotters desire to use the intended violent outcome to smear the federal and sub-national governments; make them unpopular and pit them against the masses,” it said in a rare statement. The president agreed last week to more than double the monthly minimum wage for federal workers to 70,000 naira . He has also started deliveries of truckloads of rice to each state in an attempt to help ease the cost-of-living pressures.
Former members of the Kaduna State Executive Council have said there is no iota of truth in the alleged N423 billion money laundering allegation against former governor of the state, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai.
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