End Bad Governance protest: Two years on, Kano victims battle bullet injuries, neglect

For Rabiu Fillo Gama, August 2, 2024, was expected to beryllium different mean day. Instead, it became the opening of a achy conflict that has lasted for 2 years.

Gama, present 25, was among the young Nigerians who did not instrumentality portion successful the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests against worsening economical hardship, rising nutrient prices and the removal of the petrol subsidy. But his beingness took a tragic turn.

In Kano, wherever the protests attracted ample numbers of young people, immoderate demonstrations turned violent, with reports of clashes, demolition and deaths.

Gama remembers the infinitesimal his beingness changed.

He said helium was passing adjacent the Gwagwarwa Police Station astir the Brigade country of Nasarawa Local Government Area connected August 2, a time aft the protests began, erstwhile helium encountered radical moving successful antithetic directions.

“I was passing by the Gwagwarwa Police Station erstwhile I saw radical moving and shouting. I did not cognize what was happening until I heard gunshots. Suddenly, I was changeable successful the limb and fell down,” Gama told DAILY POST.

According to him, the serviceman who allegedly changeable him aboriginal approached him aft others had fled.

“Everyone ran distant and near maine there. The policeman who changeable maine ca...