Naira Scarcity Update: Protesters Set Two Banks On Fire In Ogun

Naira Scarcity Update: Protesters Set Two Banks On Fire In Ogun

Naira scarcity protesters have set two bank buildings ablaze in Ogun State, south-west Nigeria.

The incident occured in the Sagamu area of the state.

Residents watched as Keystone and Union bank buildings were set ablaze by the protesters who were also protesting the petrol scarcity in the state. The buildings were believed to be empty at the time of the incident.

The protesters also made bonfire in different sections of the roads in the area.

The Monday incident occured days after a similar one in the state.

On Friday, protesters in the Mowe-Ibafo area of Ogun State, blocked the the always busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in protest of the hardship caused by the naira scarcity.

In Sagamu, businesses and shops were not allowed to open as those who already opened their before the incident hurriedly closed.