Residents of Minna, the Niger State capital, have staged a protest over the rising cost of living in the country.
As early as 7 a.m. today, a group of women blocked Minna-Bida Road at the popular Kpakungu roundabout to express their grievances over the rising cost of food items.
According to reports, gunshots were fired by the police to disperse the protesting residents as the protesters stopped all vehicles from moving.
Efforts by the police to control the crowd almost resulted in violence as protesters asked the police to leave, forcing the police to fire several shots in the air.
One of the youths, Ibrahim Gana, who spoke with newsmen, said rice was sold at the cost of N2,000 per mudu at Minna markets, while maize was N1,000 per measure.
He noted that the Federal Government needs to take action to reduce the hardship being faced by poor Nigerians. Things are becoming unbearable.
According to a civil servant and father of five, Malam Shehu Usman, the current situation is beyond explanation. He described the price hikes as something that needed divine intervention.
The spokesperson of the Niger State Police Command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, is yet to issue a statement on the incident as of the time of this report.
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