Dr. Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation, and the Digital Economy, has denounced the destruction of Kano’s Nigeria Communication Commission Industrial Park, a technology powerhouse.

The Digital Innovation Park, which was built to promote Nigeria’s technical talent accelerator program (3MTT), was set on fire and looted during Thursday’s hunger and hardship rallies.

The looting occurred just days before its scheduled launch.

Tijani responded to the development in a post via X on Thursday, saying he was “sad to learn that our Digital Innovation Park in Kano, slated for launch next week to support our technical talent accelerator (3MTT), has been set ablaze and looted by protesters.”

He emphasized the direct consequences of this devastation on planned activities.

Along with #3MTT, this facility will house our buildathon holiday maker initiative for secondary school students beginning next week,” he added.

The minister described the damage as a setback in the effort to strengthen the workforce for technology and create job possibilities for youth.

“Millions of naira down the drain,” Tijani stated.