While Africans Laugh At Nigeria UK Travel Warning Nigeria's Path of Disaster

Tuesday, 6 August 2024

By: TB Obwoge

All over social media platforms you can't help but notice Africans laughing and joking about the Nigerian government issuing a travel warning to its citizens about the protests in the UK. Funny, right?

Meanwhile everyone in Nigeria lives on the edge, even those watching the news are a bit worried. The numbers of those killed during the protests seem to differ, much like the protests in Kenya.

Numbers are floating from 7 people to upwards of 20 people shot during the protests by their own police.

#EndBadGovernanceInNigeria Protests Day 5 (LIVE UPDATES)

Monday is the fifth day of the ongoing 10-day nationwide protests called by organisers to demand economic and political reforms in Nigeria.

The protests, which began on Thursday, have been held in several states but have turned violent in some, leading to the imposition of curfews by the state governments.

In places like Abuja where the protests have been peaceful, the police have used tear gas and live bullets to disperse protesters.

The protests continued on Sunday despite a televised broadcast by President Bola Tinubu where he called for an end to protests without making any tangible concessions.

The protests led to the closure of many businesses, including banks and grocery stores, on Thursday and Friday. However, many businesses opened over the weekend as the protests grew thinner on Sunday.

Lagos - 8:15am. There is heavy police presence at Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park, Ojota, Lagos. There are no protesters in view though the demonstration was scheduled to start by 8 a.m. Lagos State Commissioner of Police Adegoke Fayoade is on ground with his men patrolling the park.

10:27 a.m. Protesters have a brief spat with a man towing the vehicle of one of the demonstrators beside the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park, Ojota, Lagos. Policemen, a few minutes before the incident, shut the park, denying protesters access.

the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park, Ojota, Lagos.

A few minutes before the incident, the police shut the park, denying protesters access.

Kaduna - Kaduna govt imposes 24-hour curfew on Kaduna, Zaria

The Kaduna State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Kaduna and Zaria metropolis.

According to a Monday statement by the Commissioner for Internal Security in Kaduna, Samuel Aruwan, this became necessary after the government reviewed the security situation in the state.

Kaduna is one of the states where the ongoing nationwide protests turned violent.

“There is sufficient evidence to clearly indicate that the ongoing protest has been hijacked by criminal elements who have resorted to looting of shops and destruction of private and public property,” Mr Aruwan wrote.

The protests, which began on Monday, have led to deaths in some states such as Kaduna, Kano and Borno.

Source: PromiumTimesNigeria

Amid riots, Nigeria issues travel advisory on travel to UK

West African nation urges citizens visiting Britain to be vigilant and avoid crowded areas

Amid riots, Nigeria issues travel advisory on travel to UK

West African nation urges citizens visiting Britain to be vigilant and avoid crowded areas.

Source: AA.com

While this warning, for some stupid reason, seems so comical to many Africans, it has nothing to do with the fact that it is a distraction from the protests, riots and deaths in Nigeria.

Nigerians who have been dealing with more than 2-years of economic hardship. From the shortages of their currency to food insecurity to terrorism in Northern Nigeria. The devaluation of the naira.

Sadly the last thing the Nigerian government needs is to be pointing fingers at another country. As Russian flags are being carried by several Nigerians, the government has now decided to crack down on the flying and use of the Russian flag.

With protests still sweeping Kenya and Uganda there is no way anyone on the African continent should be laughing about protests hundreds of miles away.

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