Dr Bosun Tijani, the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, today said that protesters have vandalised and looted the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) Industrial Park in Kano.
The NCC Park has become one of the facilities that protesters demonstrating against bad governance have vandalised.
The Minister, who reacted to this incident, described it as a setback for the nation’s tech ecosystem.
The NCC park was a target of the unrest in Kano, with protesters looting equipment and setting it ablaze. In a video circulating round social media, the protesters were seen carting away chairs, equipment, among others.
The facility was set to house the Technical Talent Accelerator (3MTT) programme and a buildathon for secondary school students.
“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. 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,” the Minister said while writing on social media service, X.
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