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Jigawa cracks down on violence, remands protesters for two weeks

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On Friday, the Jigawa State Magistrate Court in Dutse ruled that a group of protesters, including Umar Danjani, who is accused of leading the violent protests in Jigawa State, be remanded in custody for a period of two weeks.

Magistrate Auwalu Sani ordered that Danjani be held at Birnin Kudu Prison, along with the other protesters, pending further investigation and legal proceedings.

Recall that the peaceful protest in the state turned violent, resulting in the death of two persons, with many injured and buildings set ablaze while properties worth millions of Naira were looted across the state.

The Police Command also arrested sixty-eight, 68 violent End Bad Governance protesters in Dutse, Kiyawa, Kazaure and Babura LGAs.

The command also recovered forty-nine, 49 bags of looted fertilizer, fifteen (15) bundles of mosquito nets and other valuable items.

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