Abdul Kano
Angry protesters have attacked the yetto be commissioned Digital Industrial Park of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) in Kano state, carting away state-of-the-art equipment worth billions of Naira.
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The center, which was due for commissioning on Wednesday, August 7, was invaded by the protesters who broke into the offices and made away with the equipment.
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Sources said the generator room at the center was also set ablaze during the attack.
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The Digital Industrial Park is one of the six centers established by the federal government to deepen the digital economy by training young Nigerians on digital entrepreneurship.
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The attack on the center has been condemned by stakeholders who described it as a setback for the development of the digital economy in the country.