Nigerian Businesses Suffer Setback as #EndBadGovernance Protest Goes Violent

Many businesses were shut down in major cities in Nigeria as the #EndBadGovernance in Nigeria protest commenced. However, the protest turned violent in Niger, Kastina, Abuja, and Kano where government and private facilities were vandalized. 

In Kano hoodlums set ablaze and looted the yet-to-be-commissioned Nigeria Communication Commission Industrial Park. Basically, the Digital Innovation Park is designed to support Nigeria’s technical talent accelerator program (3MTT).  Also, hoodlums looted shops and burnt Nigeria Security & Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) van during a protest in Katsina. However, the Governor of the Kano State, Abba Yusuf, has declared a 24-hour curfew.

The protests across the country originally were against the economic hardship the citizens were facing. Banks, markets, filling stations, motor parks, and business establishments were closed as protesters trooped to the street.

Meanwhile, few neighborhood stores that opened according to Brand Times findings recorded high patronage as consumers embarked on panic buying.