The residents of Minna metropolis, the Niger state capital, on Monday, besieged the streets to protest the high cost of living in the country.
The protesting women and youths were heard chanting protest songs, while security agents including policemen looked on.
According to the protesters, the rising cost of food items and poor government effort to arrest the situation had forced them to block major roads so that government would know and act.
Addressing the protesters, the Deputy Governor of Niger State, Yakubu Garba, said that government is aware of the pain and hardship that families are faced with at this time.
He said the government is working towards reducing the cost of living and consequences of the petrol subsidy removal.
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