No fewer than 13 people, including women and children, have been confirmed dead in Kano State as unharmed protesters were attacked by security operatives on Saturday amid the ongoing nationwide protests.

It was learnt that the violence erupted in Rijiyar Lemo, Kurna to Bachirawa areas in Fagge Local Government, Kofar Nassarawa in Kano municipal and Unguwa Uku area of Tarauni Local Government of the state.

In a video seen by SaharaReporters, thousands of peaceful protesters were carrying on their constitutional duty in a major street in the state before being accosted by armed security operatives who fired teargas at them.

This made some of the protesters confront the police, turning the situation into a violent clash as some policemen were captured in the video brutalising the protesters.

A source privy to the situation confirmed the number of casualties to SaharaReproters, adding that many people were also injured.

"In Kano, 13 people are confirmed killed sir, including women and children," the source said.

Recall that the state government on Thursday imposed a 24-hour curfew after the nationwide #EndbadGovernance protest turned violent in the state.

SaharaReporters also reported how a newly built Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Industrial Park in the state was vandalised by unknown people masquerading as protesters.

Reacting, the President Bola Tinubu-led administration later revealed that there were about 150 new computers and laptops inside the looted facility.

Photographs obtained by SaharaReporters showed numerous individuals making off with stolen items, including furniture, electronics, and equipment from the NCC office.

Speaking on the incident when he appeared on Channels TV on Thursday night, the Minister of Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, said the facility was completely vandalised by the miscreants.

President Tinubu had also scheduled Sunday morning to address Nigerians over the ongoing nationwide protests over bad governance in the country.

This was announced in a press statement issued by his aide, Bayo Onanuga on Saturday via X platform, saying that the President will address the nation in a broadcast on Sunday, August 4, 2024, at 7:00 am.

The statement continued: “Television, radio, and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to plug into the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) for the broadcast.

“The broadcast will be repeated on the network services of the NTA and the FRCN at 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm on the same day.”

Guestlander:
The promoters of this senseless protests wanted it. The blood of the people killed will be on their hands.
How can you encourage thousands of people to go on the streets and call it a peaceful protest?

zeuss:
who r the promoters?

JEWELofHELL:
Over 50 innocent Northern Protesters have been killed within 48 hours.

JEWELofHELL:
Over 50 innocent Northern Protesters have been killed within 48 hours.

Guestlander:
The promoters of this senseless protests wanted it. The blood of the people killed will be on their hands.
How can you encourage thousands of people to go on the streets and call it a peaceful protest?

Guestlander:


The people who are hiding under their beds and urging people to go and face bullets.

God1000:
This is heartbreaking and completely unacceptable, what's wrong with the Nigerian police Killing innocent protesters every now and then

I watched this particular scene on Facebook as armed policemen descended on protesters beating them like animals

chiagozien:
You mean those you claim that planned the protest but Yorubas and Northerners were the one that executed it?

chiagozien:
Why is Tinubu killing Northerners and no Yoruba protester have been killed.



This what they wanted to do Igbos, killing them in hundreds.

Throwback:


Igbo on the beat.

Agenda must agend.

chiagozien:
By Yoruba government and no Yoruba protester have been killed.

TimeManager:

You will cry tire, election loser.

God bless Jagaban


-Kiss the truth!

WikeTheDrunk:


Miscreant. Your mates in other societies are breaking grounds in science and technology, but ignoramuses like you in Africa are still singing praises to people who are ruining the economy of the country.

Akenzua01:
Nonsense report, What made them lawless when you keep firing teargas and bullets on them.

Throwback:


Like he said,

You go cry tire eeeeeee.