Gashua and Kano are renowned commercial cities in Northern Nigeria, serving as centres of intra- and interstate relations. The cities witnessed numerous protests triggered by diverse reasons. The protests led to the disruption of economies and yielded unreasonable and unfavourable results. These protests have been largely neglected. However, the result composed a comprehensive history of protests in these two cities consisting of Gashua and Kano, respectively. The study employed primary and secondary sources for data collection. The secondary data were theoretically analysed, while the primary data were analysed using structural equation modelling. In most cases, protests are caused by government actions and inactions. Therefore, government policies and programs should always be handled with extra care, wisdom and rationality. There is also a need for additional research, enlightenment and awareness creation on the positive impacts of peaceful protests as well as the adverse outcomes of violent demonstrations.