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Hardship protest: Looted Kano digital innovation park set for renovation –Minister. July25news
The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, has revealed that IHS Towers — one of the largest independent owners, operators and developers of shared communications infrastructure in the world — is set to refurbish the damaged Kano Digital Industrial Park.
The minister made this known when he visited the Park for on-the-spot assessment of the level of damage to the facility.
Daily Trust reported that the park was destroyed, looted and a section set on fire by some irate youths during the August 1 nationwide hardship protest, two weeks before its commissioning.
Abdussalam Gwarzo, who condemned the vandalism said it was a setback to the state’s digital development and to Nigeria’s broader technological aspirations.
He extended the government’s sympathy to the ministry, assuring attendees that measures were being taken to address the situation. He noted that security agencies, with the support of local community leaders, had recovered a significant portion of the stolen equipment.