Kano residents stone a helicopter in President Buhari’s convoy; welcome him in grand style.

Kano residents stone a helicopter in President Buhari’s convoy; welcome him in grand style.

Angry residents in Kano came out in their numbers to protest the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to commission federal government projects in the state.

This is coming a few days after a similar incident occurred in Katsina, the president’s hometown. The protests might not be unconnected with the current hardship Nigerians are facing due to rising cost and scarcity of petrol as well as the redesignation of naira.

The irate youths, who set bonfires along Maiduguri Road in the capital and chanted ba ma yi (down with you), threw stones at the convoy from afar despite heavy security presence and teargas.

In video clips circulated on social media, other youths were seen throwing pebbles at the president’s helicopter as it took off after commissioning a solar project at Zawaciki.