Gov. Babangida Aliyu of Niger has raised a 13-member committee to assess the extent of damage to public and private property?during the?Jan.?11?riot by youths protesting the removal of fuel subsidy in the country.
The?Commissioner for Information, Alhaji Danladi Abdulhameed, told newsmen?in Minna on Tuesday that the governor gave the?committee two weeks to submit its report.
The committee, headed by the Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Yahaya Dansallau,?is expected to visit?the affected places to assess the?damage to?property?by the rioting youth and speak to the owners or managers of such property.
Abdulhameed said “the governor had expressed?shock at the damage done to the property,?and he is committed to bringing succour to the owners of the property”.
He, however, commended the youth of Kapkungu Ward in Minna for coming out to protect the two roundabouts in the area from the arsonists and urged other youths to emulate their good example by protecting government property?in their midst.
The commissioner also commended?journalists in the state for their objective coverage of the six-day nationwide strike over the fuel subsidy removal.?
He equally lauded religious leaders for their good counsel to their faithful and the government.
Abdulhameed said the government would continue to provide adequate security for its citizens as well as visitors, and advised the people to go about their normal activities following the suspension of the workers' strike.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, Federal Inland Revenue Service, the Niger State Development Company and the Niger State Board of Internal Revenue were damaged by the arsonists.
Other places were the chambers of the PDP Deputy Chairman, Alhaji Tanko Beji as well as Gov. Aliyu’s campaign office.
The major roundabout in the town was also vandalised, while several vehicles were burnt by the youth.
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