Occupy Kano Day 4

As the occupy nigeria mass protest enters its third day nation wide, below is an update from Kano:

Though, the NLC/ASUU/CSOs and students grand coalition for occupy kano mass protest did not take place yesterday (the 2nd day of the protest) because the day was purely dedicated to mourn and sympathize with the death of our fellow protestants (3 of them), and those who are currently receiving medical treatment at the hospital. We also use the day to restrategize in order to have a successful mass protest ahead.

STAKE HOLDERS AT FREEDOM RADIO:
A night before today's protest, there was a very educative and mind engaging radio program between ASUU/NLC and police force where sensitive issues like the killing and shooting of the protestants on one hand, and the vandalization and burning of government cars, all were critically and clinically x-rayed.

As a result, the police force represented by its PPRO ASP Magaji Majiya assured NLC and ASUU their readiness to cooperate while at the same time calling the attention of the NLC chairman Danguguwa and ASUU representative Prof Tabiu to ensure effective crowd control. Also in attendance was Barrister Aikawa.

DAY 3 PROTEST:
Responding to the NLC's radio announcement that people should assemble in its secretarial at 8 to 9am in the morning for the protest, protestants across the metropolitan city of Kano massively responded to the call and assembled at 9am chanting anti subsidy removal slogans and carrying placards with different messages on the need for unity and peaceful coexistence. The crowd was approximately believe to be about 3 million.

Soon after, the NLC/ASUU/CS0 leadership address the crowd at 10am and read out the 'DOs' and 'DON'T s' of the occupy kano protest where the protesting crowd unanimously agreed to abide by them. They also introduced some prominent sons of Kano comprising of Lawal Jafar Isah, Dan bilki commander, Prof Yadudu, TY Gwarzo, and other prominent activists in the state. The leadership then led the crowd through katsina road, zungeru road to hajj camp and down to the famous Kano pyramid 'filin dala gyada' where solidarity messages where delivered and anti subsidy songs where played.

More over, after the solidarity messages we went though kofar mazugal down to Mallam Aminu Kano's house to pay a solidarity visit, being a radical progressive humanist, where prayers were offered by the protestants. We stayed for some time and then move through kofar ruwa and back to the NLC office.

WOMEN TOO...
Quite a number of women (more than 200 of them) participated fully in today's protest chanting, in their own way, different anti subsidy slogan. They were surrounded by Hisbah personnel to avoid mix up.

DAY 4 ANNOUNCEMENT:
The grand coalition leadership has at the end of the protest addressed the crowd and ask them to listen to the radio this evening for announcement against tomorrow's meeting point. The protest ended at 4:05pm because of the curfew imposed by the state government so that people can go back to their various destinations in time.

Long live Nigerians!
Let's go occupy kano!
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