Protesters touch, loot new NCC digital park built for 3MTT in Kano

Protesters in Kano, in the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protest, have touched and looted a new Digital Park built by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), carting away equipment including computers and furniture.

Videos making the rounds on social media on Thursday confirmed this. The videos showed some protesters carrying computers and chairs from the yet-to-be-commissioned Park.

The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, said the protesters also set the facility ablaze after looting it.

Reacting to the development via a post on X, Tijani said the Digital Park was scheduled to be commissioned next week. According to him, the facility was built to support the ongoing 3 Million Technical Talent (3MTT) programme of the government.

Describing the incident as a setback for the ongoing programme aimed at empowering 3 million Nigerians with technical skills, Tijani said: “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.”