By Abiola Olawale
There has been widespread apprehension in parts of the Northern area of Nigeria as the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest on Thursday turned violent.
This as some persons believed to political thugs and hoodlums attacked the All Progressives Congress (APC) Secretariat in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital.
The New Diplomat checks revealed that the suspected hoodlums set ablaze a section of the state APC Secretariat building.
Several vehicles parked in the premises of the Secretariat were also burnt as well as other valuables.
The #EndBadGovernance protests also turned violent in the Hadejia area of the state.
Also in the state capital, Dutse, protesters who marched to the Government House were dispersed by security agents.
The New Diplomat had reported that the situation was similar in neighbouring Kano State where suspected hoodlums took advantage of the #EndBadGovernance nationwide protests to set ablaze vehicles parked on the premises of the State High Court.
The newly built Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) Industrial Park in Kano was also looted on the first day of the nationwide protests against economic hardship.
The protests, which began on Thursday, have escalated in several parts of Kano and Jigawa, both in the North-West geopolitical zone.
Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has since declared a 24-hour curfew.
