The June 25, 2025 protests by Gen Z in remembrance of those killed in 2024 during the Anti-Finance Bill protests left traders counting massive losses.
Several businesses across the country were broken into, destroyed and looted.
While some patrolled their business premises with clubs and rungus, others reinforced their security teams with spears and arrows just in case goons made an attempt.
Although Deputy Inspector General of Police Gilbert Masengeli had in the morning dismissed claims that police blockades had made movement impossible, a spot check by the Standard teams across the country paints a different picture.
