Protesters burn down Access Bank in Warri over scarcity of Naira (Videos, Photos)
Some hoodlums joined protesters on Wednesday in Warri town, Delta State to set fire to one of the branches of Access Bank while protesting against the persisting scarcity of Naira notes that has forced many businesses across the country to shut down.
This was captured in viral videos showing the angry youths protesting around Udu road axis disrupting the vehicle movements and destroying valuable properties in the area.
Vondigest reports that the protest against the scarcity of the new Naira notes began on the streets of Udu before it turned violent, resulting in the burning of buildings by some hoodlums.
While sharing the video via his Twitter page, a witness, @sabiboiharry said, “Breaking! Massive protest ongoing in Warri, around Udu road axis, over the CBN’s order to stop old Naira as legal tender. Access Bank on fire.”
See his tweet below:
Breaking!
Massive protest ongoing in Warri, around Udu road axis, over the CBN’s order to stop old Naira as legal tender.
Access Bank on fire.Will there be a Feb 25th?
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FG CBN Mile 12 Mc Oluomo CBN act Daniel Bwala Arthur Eze Ibadan Okowa Governors Oshodi Asuu pic.twitter.com/LkPFKzJUR4— SaBi – PETER OBI (@sabiboiharry) February 15, 2023
In the South-west states of Oyo and Osun, there have also been violent protests over the scarcity of fuel and the new naira notes.
On Wednesday, Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State asked the Federal Government to review its Naira policy “before the situation gets out of hand”.
According to him, “this is the worst policy done by the Federal Government”.
This online platform recalls that the Central Bank of Nigeria had fixed February 10 as the new deadline for the exchange of old naira notes for newly redesigned one, having initially fixed January 31 as the deadline.
Reports across the country is that many Nigerians are currently unable to obtain the new N200, N500, and N1,000 notes, resulting in scarcity and attendant suffering in the country. This led the youths and some residents of the state to stage the protest.
It was also gathered that one of the protesters sustained gunshot injury during the protest.
