Kano beggars make 1 key demand from organisers of hardship protests, details emerge

• Organizers of the ongoing nationwide protests have been told to shelve the ongoing demonstration
• Some street beggars in Kano made this appeal as they decried difficulty in surviving on the eighth day of the ongoing August demonstration on end bad governance and economic hardship
• They urged the organisers of the protests to sheath their swords and engage the federal government in dialogue

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements

Kano state - Some street beggars in Kano state have appealed to the organisers of the ongoing nationwide protests to sheath their swords in the interest of humanity.

Beggars to organisers of protest: "Negotiate with the govt"

Baba Haliru, a 70-year-old beggar from Rigiyar Zaki, disclosed that survival has become extremely challenging due to the protests.

As reported by Daily Trust, Haliru noted that many beggars relied on daily earnings to feed their families but the protests have prevented them from getting alms.

He lamented:

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“We have not eaten anything in our household of 14 for two days in the last four days except water.”For God’s sake, please reach out to those who organised the protests to end them by negotiating with the government.”

Other beggars re-echoed Haliru’s sentiments, calling for an end to the protests and the total lifting of the curfew, The Guardian reported.

Malama Mario Kabiru of Hotoro quarters said:

“We have run out of foodstuffs and we can’t go out to buy more. We don’t have money, and the situation is unbearable.”

Another beggar identified as Malam Isa Musa of Dorayi quarters, also appealed to the federal government led by Tinubu to introduce measures that would cater for the needs of elderly individuals who have no support.

“We are begging because we have no one to support us. Since the curfew was introduced, we have not eaten anything in the last three days with our families.”We can’t continue like this; kindly let the protests stop,” he said.

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Police disperse youths attempting to break Kano store

Legit.ng earlier reported that some youths attempted to break into a two-storey building housing Sadaraki Stores along Zoo Road in Kano state during the ongoing hardship protests.

Operatives of the Kano state police command quickly moved in and dispersed the angry youths from gaining entrance into the store.

The angry youths, however, succeeded in destroying the windows of the building before the arrival of security operatives.

Source: Legit.ng