SEVEN mass transit buses were burnt in Potiskum, the headquarters of Potiskum Local Government Area of Yobe State on Monday amid the #EndBadGovernance nationwide protests.
The buses were set ablaze on the premises of the local government secretariat in Potiskum on Thursday.
An eyewitness told News Point Nigeria in the North-East state that some persons came in their numbers to cause mayhem but were quickly prevented by the security personnel.
The Spokesman for the Yobe State Police Command, Dungus Abdulkarim, confirmed the incident at Potiskum, saying the perpetrators will be brought to book.
Propagated on social media, the nationwide protests against economic hardship started on Thursday, August 1, 2024, and is scheduled to stretch till August 10 across all states of the Federation as well as the nation’s capital Abuja.
Meanwhile, the state government has imposed a 24-hour curfew in Potiskum, Gashua, and Nguru towns where some hoodlums are taking advantage of the protest to vandalise, loot government and private properties.
Dairy Abdulsalam, the Special Adviser to Governor Mai Mala Buni on Security Matters, urged the general public to abide by the curfew order and stay at home for peace to reign in the affevy areas and the state at large.
According to him, the security agencies have been directed to ensure enforcement and full compliance of the curfew order.
The Special Adviser to the Governor on Security matters, Brig. Gen Dahiru Abdussallam (retd), in a statement on Thursday said the curfew would be fully enforced.
“The Yobe State Government has considered the security situation in Potiskum, Gashua, and Nguru towns where some hoodlums are taking advantage of the protest to vandalize and loot government and private properties.
“In view of the above therefore, the state government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Potiskum, Gashua and Nguru. The public is hereby advised to abide by the curfew order and stay at home for peace to reign in these areas and the state at large.
“The Security Agencies have been directed to ensure enforcement and full compliance of the curfew order,” the statement read.
