Unable to continue bearing the hardships associated with lack of money to spend which was induced by the non availability of the new redesigned Nara notes, many residents of Ibadan this afternoon took to the streets to protest the hardships and frustration necessitated by the unavailability of the new currencies.
The irate protesters today allegedly took to the streets, venting their angers on Commercial Banks, properties and staff as well as Porsche cars that they could lay their hands on.
The angry citizens destroyed the facility of a Commercial Bank, reportedly located at Agodi in Ibadan.
The bank’s Automated Teller Machine (ATM) boots of cars and other facilities were all vandalized while bank staff could not do anything as they fled for their dear lives.
The mob also vandalized some cars packed in the bank’s vicinity.
Reports has it that the protest started in Ibadan on Friday as angry citizens took to the streets to lament the non-availability of the new naira notes and the hardship the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) policy had caused.
The protesters also lamented the lingering fuel scarcity in the entire country.
Many major roads in the city were blocked as the protesters went around with placards lamenting the current situation.
The protest as well brought commercial activities to a standstill as popular roads such as the Iwo Road, Gate, and other roads in Oyo State were blocked by the angry protesters.
Source: Naija News
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