Angry residents set Zamfara Emir’s palace ablaze during protest over insecurity (Video)
Some angry residents have set ablaze a section of the palace of the Emir of Zurmi in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State during a protest against incessant attacks by bandits in the area.
Premium Times reports that the protesters, who were mostly from vulnerable rural communities in the area, converged on Friday at Zurmi town for the protest, alleging that security agents and the emir, Atiku Abubakar, were not doing enough to protect them.
A resident who asked not to be named, told Premium Times that the bandits had vowed not to allow the locals to farm as the rainy season approaches.
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During the protest, the protesters reportedly deposited in the emir’s palace the corpses of persons killed by gunmen and set ablaze a section of the palace after the emir allegedly failed to address them.
Watch video of the Palace on fire:
