BREAKING! Protesters Storm Wike’s House In Rivers State [PHOTO, VIDEO]
The #EndBadGovernanceinNigeria protesters have reportedly stormed the residence of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to demonstrate against the rising cost of living in Nigeria.
The protesters, seen in large numbers in a viral video on Tuesday, were chanting and carrying placards with various inscriptions.
The Punch reports that the house of Wike, who is the immediate former Governor of the State, was guarded by heavy security operatives wielding rifles.
While the protesters were reciting the old national anthem, one of the demonstrators said, “That’s Wike’s house.”
As the nationwide hunger protests entered the sixth day, the protesters were spotted marching to Wike’s residence while also holding palm fronds.
As they reached Wike’s mansion which was heavily guarded by uniformed police officers, the majority of the protesters sat on the tarred road in front of the house.
A police armoured tank was parked in front of the mansion and the demonstrators did not move close to it. They stood afar chanting the Arise-O-compatriots anthem while raising the palm fronds in the air at intervals.
As the protest drew nearer towards the end of July, Wike pleaded with the demonstrators not to protest, asserting that the current economic challenges in the country were a sacrifice for the nation’s future progress.
“Hunger has been since before now. Ours is to support the government to succeed. I know the pain you are passing through. It is your sacrifice for the country,” Mr Wike said in July.
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