NCC Industrial Park looted, set ablaze by protestors in Kano State

The nationwide protest that commenced across Nigeria on Tuesday has snowballed into violence in Kano State as hoodlums reportedly looted the newly built Nigeria Communication Commission, NCC, Industrial Park in Kano State.

The Information and Communication Technology centre in Kano, which is scheduled for commissioning next week, was raided by the protesters and set ablaze.

Some youths were seen carting away desktop computers, chairs, keyboards, and other appliances.

Bosun Tijani, minister of communications and digital economy wrote on X., that the development would be a setback.

“Sad to learn that our Digital Innovation Park in Kano slated for launch next week to support our technical talent accelerator, 3MTT, has been set ablaze and looted by protesters.

“Alongside #3MTT, this building is set to host our buildathon holiday maker programme for secondary school kids starting next week.

“A slight setback for our journey to deepening our workforce for technology while creating job opportunities for the youth. Millions of Naira down the drain,” the minister wrote.