{"id":113601,"date":"2024-08-03T23:27:13","date_gmt":"2024-08-03T22:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=113601"},"modified":"2024-08-03T23:27:13","modified_gmt":"2024-08-03T22:27:13","slug":"borno-95-of-protesters-less-than-14-years-gov-zulum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/borno-95-of-protesters-less-than-14-years-gov-zulum\/","title":{"rendered":"Borno: 95% of protesters less than 14 years \u2013 Gov Zulum"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, says 95 per cent of the youths who participated in Thursday\u2019s violent protests in Maiduguri were children less than 14 years.<\/p>\n<p>Zulum made this disclosure in a broadcast to the people of Borno where he also declared the lifting of the 24-hour curfew imposed on the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver 95 per cent of those who participated in the so-called Thursday protests were children under 14 years. Most of them do not know why they are protesting.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cA six- year-old child carrying a placard is amazing; he must have been directed by someone. Most of those children are not from Borno.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we are not discouraging the Almajiri education, we must however have their teachers or guardians looking after them,\u201d Zulum said.<\/p>\n<p>According to the governor, a situation where thousands of children were living in Maiduguri in the name of Almajiri, without care from anyone, needed to be looked into.<\/p>\n<p>He added that some of the actions of the hoodlums that hijacked the Maiduguri protests included the destruction and looting of public properties including hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cIn what could have been a major disaster, attempts were made by the hoodlums on several occasions to attack the Maiduguri Emergency Power Gas Plant, however, it was averted by our gallant security forces.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cViolence has no place in our society and I implore citizens to reject any call to arms or act of aggression.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we lift the curfew on Saturday, any person that engages in looting and violent activities will be dealt with accordingly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zulum said his administration is committed to positively transforming the state, citing interventions in various sectors, particularly infrastructure, health and education.<\/p><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, says 95 per cent of the youths who participated in Thursday\u2019s violent protests in Maiduguri were children less than 14 years. 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