Cars Damaged, Shops Looted As Ex-Militants Protest In Bayelsa
More than 400 ex-militants today took to the streets of
Yenagoa, capital of Bayelsa State, to protest against the new deal given to
them in the third phase of an amnesty program with the federal government. The
protesters smashed the windscreens of 10 cars and burnt one car during their
demonstration. In addition, the former militants looted shops along Otiotio
Road and Mbiama-Yenagoa Road in the Yenezuegene area of the state capital.
SaharaReporters learnt that the protesters used a machete to cut an unidentified
hawker in the back. Apprehensive businesses in the area hurriedly locked up for
fear of being attacked by the ex-militants, eyewitnesses said.
The mayhem erupted around 9 a.m. and lasted for almost three
hours, clogging up traffic in the state capital as residents scampered for
safety.
Courtesy Sahara Reporter
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