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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Police officers in Benin City, Edo State have cordoned off the entrance into King square (national museum) following a protest by aggrieved civil rights groups in the city.<\/p>\n

The rights groups who are also residents in the state are protesting the hike in fuel and cement prices, as well as the increase in building materials and other commodities.<\/p>\n

Leader of the protesters, Osemudiamen Ogbidi, a former SUG President of the University of Benin, demanded that the government set up a task force within fourteen days or it will mobilize market women, men, builders and every citizen of the state to protest what he described as unfavourable living conditions.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf after fourteen days, the government fails to address the urgent issues we have raised they should wait for us, this ugly, unbearable experience must stop\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHow can Edo, with the high deposit of limestone (raw material for the production of cement) be experiencing this difficulty. How do you expect us to buy a bag of cement for 4,000 why in the north it is sold for less.<\/p>\n

Activists, Kola Edokpoyi, Kelly Omokaro and other protesters also unanimously passed a vote of no confidence on the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Phillip Ogbadu who they alleged deployed his officers to do the bidding of higher powers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Commissioner of police is supposed to be a knowledgeable man but has belittled himself before us, you can see the padlock, he ordered his men to lock us inside the museum ground, he has imprisoned us illegally\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to opine categorically that since we can not buy a bag of cement for 4,000, we can not also buy a litre of fuel for over 160 else the president should resign. We have given them 14 days ultimatum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Police officers in Benin City, Edo State have cordoned off the entrance into King square (national museum) following a protest by aggrieved civil rights groups in the city. 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