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Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has linked the recent #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protests to external influences, pointing to the involvement of children aged 9-14 who were seen waving foreign flags.
In a statement regarding the state’s security situation, Sani expressed concern for local residents disrupted by the curfew, impacting their ability to work and shop.
The governor suggested that the protests were orchestrated to create chaos, exploiting the psychological influence on children and leveraging regional connections with neighboring countries like Niger Republic.
He criticized the idea that the protests were purely about governance or economic hardship, claiming that initial genuine protests were overtaken by factions using uneducated, underage children.
Sani praised the security forces for their restraint, noting that they allowed children to climb on police vehicles without using force. He assured that an investigation is underway, emphasizing that the situation is being handled with professionalism.
He said: “An investigation into the matter is ongoing.The sad aspect of what has happened is that a whole of innocent people are now at home. These are people who are suppose to come out and earn their own living.
“When you see, particularly children within the ages of nine, 10 and 14 now raising the flag of another country, you will agree with me that it’s well designed, sponsored by some elements who are calling for anarchy in their own country.
“They took advantage by using the psychology of those children, knowing fully that here in Northern Nigeria, our people are close to our neighbouring countries, such as Niger Republic, making them to believe that what happened in Niger Republic can happen in Nigeria; what happened in Burkina Faso can happen in Nigeria and what happened in Mali can happen in Nigeria.
“So, as far as I’m concerned, the protest has nothing to do with bad governance or hunger or anything.
“Those that came out a few days ago were sponsored by some people who took advantage of the facts that most of children are not even educated and, of course, are under-aged.
“I want to commend the security agencies for managing the situation because if you noticed what happened, some of the children were even climbing the Armoured Personnel Carrier of the police, which showed that the police are very understanding.
“They acted professionally for them to even allow the children because they realized that those children were underaged. We are investigating the situation.’’
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