Hoodlums have looted the newly built Digital Innovation Park in Kano as the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest started on Thursday.
The vandals targeted the Kano Information and Communication Technology Centre, just days before its scheduled launch, setting it on fire and making off with valuable equipment.
The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani expressed concern over the destruction of the Digital Innovation Park in Kano.
The facility, scheduled to launch next week, was reportedly set ablaze and looted during the recent protests.
Photos circulating online show youths leaving the scene with looted items, including computers, furniture, and electronics.
The Digital Innovation Park is designed to support Nigeria’s technical talent accelerator program (3MTT).
Tijani highlighted the immediate impact of this destruction on planned initiatives.
“Alongside #3MTT, this building is set to host our buildathon holiday maker programme for secondary school kids starting next week”, he said.
He characterised the damage as a setback for the journey to deepening the workforce for technology and creating job opportunities for the youth.
