In the video seen by SaharaReporters, Bashir states, "I am the leader of Zamfara youth and I am the one spearheading the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest coming up on the 1st of August 2024."
A video clip has surfaced online showing unidentified men suspected to be a security personnel physically assaulting a young man simple identified as Bashir from Tsafe local government area, Zamfara state, for declaring in a video his intention to participate in the August 1 #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest.
In the video seen by SaharaReporters, Bashir states, "I am the leader of Zamfara youth and I am the one spearheading the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest coming up on the 1st of August 2024."
One of the attackers asks, "Are you the one leading #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest in Zamfara state?" Bashir responds, "Yes."
"Will you withdraw from the protest or not?" They continue. Bashir firmly replies, "Sincerely, I will not withdraw from the protest."
When asked why he is leading the protest, Bashir explains, "It is because of bad governance and I feel our leader has cheated us enough. I'm the leader of Zamfara state youths because they trusted me. We will protest because the government has cheated us enough."
Despite the assault, Bashir remains defiant, saying, "I’m ready to go wherever you will take me to, I will not withdraw from the protest. Unless you kill me, I will not back out from the protest."
The video ends with Bashir reiterating, "The video I did earlier about the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria is nothing but the truth because the government is not fair to us. Unless you kill me, I will not withdraw from the protest."
Omoyele Sowore, the convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, had unveiled a list of 15 critical demands from Nigerians as part of the upcoming nationwide protest also tagged 'Days of Rage'.
The protest aims to address the country's governance challenges.
According to Sowore, a former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), the demands were compiled from inputs received from Nigerians participating in the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria campaign.
The demands are directed at President Bola Tinubu's administration and are considered non-negotiable by the protesters.
The demands, from Nigerians, include a call for President Tinubu’s administration to “Scrap the 1999 Constitution and replace it with a People-made.”
Other demands are: “Constitution for the Federal Republic of Nigeria through a Sovereign National Conference immediately followed by a National Referendum.
“Toss the Senate arm of the Nigerian Legislative System, keep the House of Representatives (HOR), and make lawmaking a part-time endeavor.
“Pay Nigerian Workers a minimum wage of nothing less than N250,000 monthly.
“Invest heavily in education and give Nigerian students grants, not loans. Aggressively pursue free and compulsory education for children across Nigeria.
“Release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu unconditionally and demilitarize the South East. ALL #ENDSARS and political detainees must also be released and compensated.
“Renationalize publicly owned enterprises sold to government officials and cronies.
“Reinstate a corruption-free subsidy regime to reduce hunger, starvation and multidimensional poverty.
“Probe past and present Nigerian leaders who have looted the treasury, recover their loot, and deposited it in a special account to fund education, healthcare, and infrastructure.
“Restructuring of Nigeria to accommodate Nigeria's diversity, resource control, decentralization and regional development.
“End banditry, terrorism and violent crimes. Reforms of Security Agencies to stop continuous human rights violations and duplication of security agencies and enhance the physical security of Nigerian citizens.”
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