Benue youths shun #October1protest, go for carnival

Youths in Benue State on Tuesday turned October 1st right into a carnival to mark Nigeria’s independence, shunning the continued October 1 protest.

Nevertheless stern-looking policemen have been stationed at numerous junctions throughout the capital metropolis to beef up safety.

In the meantime, some youths of their a whole lot thronged the main streets of the capital metropolis, drumming and dancing.

The youths wearing numerous cultural attires and danced across the main streets of the capital metropolis.

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One of many organisers, who merely recognized himself as Terhile, described it as a ‘cultural competition ‘ to mark the independence.

He stated, “As you may see, it is a show of a cultural competition the youths within the state determined to do to have a good time Nigeria’s Independence.

“You possibly can see the youths gown in several cultural attires; we’ve Tiv, Idoma, Igede, even, Igbo apparel and the masquerade symbolises a part of our tradition.

“We’re not protesting however celebrating the independence.”

In the meantime, the October1 protest has begun in some components of the nation together with Lagos and Abuja.