VIDEO: Protest rocks Minna over hike in cost of living

Protest currently rocking in Minna, the Niger state on Monday over a hike in the cost of living in Nigeria.

They also protested the epileptic power and water supply in Minna, the state capital.

The protest started at about 7am, resulting in the protesters blocking the ever busy Minna – Bida Road, thereby obstructing vehicular movements to and from the Niger state capital.

Several travelers and staff of the National Examination Council NECO and the Federal University of Technology Minna, whose headquarters are located outside the city centre, could not access their places of work, with the majority of them returning home.

It could not be confirmed under which platform the protest took place, however, some of the protesters who carried fresh leaves said the high cost of living was making things difficult for their families.