January 26, (THEWILL) – Protesters, suspected to be political thugs, on Thursday, booed President Muhammadu Buhari, while inaugurating some projects in Katsina State.
President Buhari, who hails from Daura, is presently on a two-day working visit to inaugurate some projects, completed by the Katsina State government.
The President, on Thursday, inaugurated the remodelled Katsina General Hospital, Kofar Kaura Underpass, Revenue House, Katsina Water Supply Booster Station, Kofar Kwaya Underpass, Metrology Institute of Nigeria, Katsina (Federal) and Darma Rice Mill (Private).
However, at the Kofar Kaura Underpass, the protesters threw stones at the crowd shortly after the inauguration of the project.
They also burnt tyres along Yahaya Madaki way, few metres away from the newly inaugurated underpass project, while shouting: “We don’t need you”, “We no go do”, “We are not supporting APC.”
Also, some of the residents booed President Buhari along the IBB way within the Katsina metropolitan area when his convoy was heading to the newly constructed Revenue House for inauguration.
An eyewitness, Abdul Suleiman, said the protesters chanted ‘Bamuyi’ (a hausa word meaning ‘we are not interested’) and threw stones at some vehicles at the venue.
“Shortly after President Buhari inaugurated the underpass, some residents of this area came out and started throwing stones at some vehicles at the venue. Before we knew it, they started burning tyres on the road”, he said.
However, the Police and other security operatives dispersed the protesters with teargas.
According to THISDAY, a correspondent, who monitored the incident, was affected by the teargas fired by security personnel to disperse the protesters.
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