Worried by the spate of rape cases, kidnapping and deteriorating degree of training in Northern Nigeria, a bunch of youths in Potiskum city, Yobe State, has staged a peaceable demonstration calling on authorities to do the needful in addressing the social issues.
Leader of the group, Comrade Aliyu Haruna, whereas talking to newsmen, defined that the motive behind the protest was to name the authorities involved to motion.
“We simply embarked on this peaceful protest in view of the deteriorating level of education in the North, as well as security gaps where young, innocent and poor girls are being raped and left helpless”, he stated.
The protesting youths carried placards containing inscriptions comparable to: ‘Stop Killing #Brothers and Sisters in the North’; ‘End Kidnapping, Raping’ and ‘Bring Back our Girls’.
