Protesters Attack Legislators' Houses in Yobe,Jigawa,Besiege Wike's House in Portharcourt

By: AbdulWasiu Akintunde

The current waves of #Endbadgovernance protest sweeping across Nigeria assumed a new frightening dimension as some protesters have reportedly attacked properties believed to be owned by political leaders in the country.

Separate Viral videos on popular social media platform X, sighted by OPEN TELEVISION NAIJA (OTN) News earlier in the week showed scenes of raging youths burning a mansion allegedly belonging to a serving House of Representatives member, Nazifi Sani Gumel who represents Gumel/Maigatari/Sule Tankarkar/Gagarawa Federal Constituency of Jigawa State.

OTN News gathered that the protesters, mostly youths, accused the lawmaker of neglecting their constituency ever since he was elected to represent them in Abuja some 14 months ago.

Similarly, another set of angry,#endhunger protesters youths, attacked the residence of a serving senator in Yobe state, accusing him of diversion of public funds meant for the development of his constituency to his private purse.

From far away Rivers state, another report filtered out that the residence of FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike was also bombarded by a crowd of protesters after one protester called the attention of other protesters to it saying, that is Wike's House.

Also, raging protesters who besieged the private residence of FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike were reported to have been contained by security operatives operatives who arrived the svene in record time.

Earlier, at the beginning of the nationwide #endbadgovernance protests in Kano had reportedly attacked, vandalized and looted high tech digital equipments, carting away equipment worth billions of Naira from the Digits Industrial Park built but yet to be commissioned by the Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC).

OTN News also recalls that the residence of the immediate past President of Nigeria, General Muhammadu Buhari in Dauda, Katsina state was almost sacked by irrate protesters who were reported and seen burning tyres on the road near the residence of the former President.

However, it was reported that the timely address of the youths by someone from the house of General Buhari saved the day as the angry youths left for the palace of the Emir of Daura after they were addressed by the fellow at Buhari's residence.