Banks Burnt Down As Naira Scarcity Protest Continues In Ogun
On Monday morning, violent protests erupted in Sagamu, Ogun State, as enraged youths torched the Union and Keystone bank branches in the town.
The demonstration began in front of the palace of Oba Babatunde Ajayi, the Akarigbo of Remoland, with some youths barricading roads and lighting bonfires.
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In response to a naira shortage in the state, protesters barricaded the Mowe area of the state on Friday.
The protest has now moved to Sagamu, where irate youths have sparked unrest and thrown the town into disarray.
Kayode Segun-Okeowo, a youth leader in the city, described the act as “motivated destruction and not a protest.”
This is not a demonstration. I am a comrade and am familiar with the ABCs of protest. It is intended on causing destruction. Those responsible must stop,” he said in a telephone interview with Daily Trust.
He also confirmed the arson of two commercial banks.
On Sunday, the Police Command alleged that a group of individuals intended to disrupt public order in the State by exploiting the persistent cash and fuel shortages in the nation.
According to an intelligence report obtained by the command, those planning the chaos may target banks and other public and private infrastructures in the state.
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On Sunday, Abimbola Oyeyemi, the police spokesman for the state of Ogun, disclosed this to newsmen in Abeokuta.
He disclosed that Police Commissioner Frank Mba spoke during a confidence-building patrol conducted by police and other security forces on Saturday.
Oyeyemi reported that Mba, who praised the residents of the State for their resiliency and peaceful behavior in the face of severe economic challenges, reassured the residents of the command’s commitment to protecting lives and property.
Oyeyemi added, “The CP noted that intelligence at the command’s disposal indicates that some criminal elements are planning to exploit the challenging economic situation to disrupt the peace in the state.”
The CP warned that the police would not allow criminals to hide under any guise in order to “wreak havoc on residents, private and public property, and critical national infrastructure, including banks and offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)”
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