DSS arrests protest leaders in Katsina

In Katsina State, the Department of State Services (DSS) has apprehended leaders of a protest against poor governance, Vanguard has reported.

Local sources report that Kabir Yandaki and Habibu Ruma, leading figures of the “Struggle for Good Governance” demonstration, were invited to the DSS office in Katsina and subsequently detained.

Similarly, Mujittapha Usman, who led a protest in Malumfashi Local Government Area, was also taken into custody by security forces.

Friends of the detainees, who shared the incident with local media, revealed that the DSS had contacted Yandaki and Ruma earlier in the morning, requesting their presence at the DSS office for inquiries regarding the previous day’s protest. However, upon their arrival, they were detained and remain in custody at the time of this report.

It was earlier reported that the peaceful protest turned chaotic when a disorderly group, including many minors, took to the streets of the state capital.

They carried sticks and leaves, chanting “Bamuyi Bamuyi” while vandalizing public property. During the unrest, a patrol vehicle of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) was set on fire, and the All Progressive Congress office in Dutsinma LGA was torched.

In response to the unrest, the Katsina State Government imposed a 24-hour curfew on Dutsinma Local Government Area and a 7pm to 7am curfew on the remaining 34 LGAs of the state on Friday morning.