Katsina is the home state of President Muhammadu Buhari.

There has been growing disenchantment with his government with protesters saying it’s not doing enough to tackle armed criminal gangs behind a wave of killings and kidnappings for ransom.

Katsina is one of the states worst affected by the violence targeting communities, travellers and students.

State police spokesperson Gambo Isa told the BBC that the protesters did not inform the local authorities before the protests.

But one of the organisers said that had told the national authorities as this was part of a protest across northern Nigeria.