Our reporter/ Thousands of residents of Minna, the Niger State capital, took to the streets on Monday to protest the high cost of living in the country.
The protesters including women and youths were heard chanting protest songs, blocked major roads within the metropolis while security agents including policemen looked on.
The protesters said the rising cost of food items and poor government effort to deal with the situation forced them to block major roads so that government will hear their cry.
The Deputy Governor of Niger State, Yakubu Garba, while addressing the protesters, said the government is aware of the pain and hardship families are faced with at this time.
According to him, the government is working towards reducing the cost of living and consequences of the petrol subsidy removal.
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