With just few weeks to the presidential election, a protest has broken out in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital on Tuesday as residents stormed the streets to show their displeasure over the biting scarcity of the new naira notes.
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Aladesanmi, Fajol and Somorin in Obantoko area of Abeokuta were taken over by the protesters, making bonfires and chanting anti – CBN songs
The Sapon branch of First Bank was also vandalised as the protesters attempted to set it ablaze.
Ogun Police spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, who confirmed the protest to The Nation, said officers are monitoring the situation to prevent the destruction of property and loss of lives.
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