Emmanuel Masha 
Protesters on Monday continued their protests in some parts of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, calling on President Bola Tinubu to reduce the price of Petrol to cushion the hardship in the country and to cut the cost of governance.
They said that the President did not speak to the hardship being suffered by Nigerians, pledging to sustain the protest for the remaining five days if the President fails to address their concerns.
The protesters have been peaceful and had been addressed by Governor Siminalayi Fubara in front of Government House, Port Harcourt (on the first day of the protest) and the Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu at the Federal Secretariat along Aba Road.
The organizers of the protest had declared their readiness to return to the Federal Secretariat, along Aba Road on Monday, distributing flyers to communicate their intention after carrying out a protest on Sunday. continue their demonstration.
On Monday, some protesters obstructed the floor of traffic, forcing motorists to fix green leaves on their windshields, and asking business people to close their shops and join the protest.
In the Diobu axis of Port Harcourt, hoodlums, who were not part of the protest seized the opportunity to loot shops by storming the targeted shops in large numbers and fleeing before an organized resistance against them.
The urchins, camouflaging as protesters looted shops in Nnewi, and Udi streets in Diobu, the same way another set of urchins attacked some shops that opened for business in Garrison phone sales and repairs hub.
In the Akpajo axis, near the East/West Road, protesters helped shop owners close up their businesses and secure their shops and business premises while the owners of those businesses complied.
Instead of looting and taking things from shops, Port Harcourt protesters are helping shop owners pack their goods inside their shops.
