The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani has lamented the looting of the Digital Innovation Park (DIP) in Kano State during the protest.
The nationwide protest against hardship and hunger, which started on Thursday became violent in Kano with miscreants taking advantage of the situation to loot shops and offices.
The looters were seen ransacking properties, and removing valuables such as chairs, computers and other equipment from the Digital Innovation Park in Kano.
Reacting via a post shared on his X account, the Minister of Communications, Tijani rued the ugly situation, revealing that the DIP was slated for launch next week.
“Sad to learn that our Digital Innovation Park in Kano slated for launch next week to support our technical talent accelerator (3MTT) has been set ablaze and looted by protesters,” Tijani wrote.
“Alongside #3MTT, this building is set to host our buildathon holiday maker programme for secondary school kids starting next week.
“A slight setback for our journey to deepening our workforce for technology while creating job opportunities for the youth. Millions of naira down the drain.”
