Happening Now: One Killed As Protest Hit Benin City Over Naira Scarcity (Watch Video)

Happening Now: One Killed As Protest Hit Benin City Over Naira Scarcity (Watch Video)

Tension in Benin City, the Edo State capital as youths, took to major streets to protest the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), naira redesign policy.

As at when filing this report, one of the youths was shot dead by the police at one of the banks.

The policy of the CBN has resulted in naira scarcity among Nigerians.

Protests in some other parts of the country are also going on with more states set to join as the naira scarcity persists despite CBN’s claims of having the situation under control.

Banks have been targets of some of the protests.

Watch some of the videos below…

Happening Now: One Killed As Protest Hit Benin City Over Naira Scarcity (Watch Video) pic.twitter.com/3nAOTbA507

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