Some rampaging residents of Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun state, have taken to the streets hauling stones and burning tyres in protest of current Naira and fuel scarcity. The protest reportedly started at Asero, Abeokuta, on Tuesday, by some customers of GTBank over their inability to get new naira notes from the bank. The protesters who made bonfires on the roads blocked the road that leads to Adatan and Osiele-Ibadan during the protest.
The chaos escalated and spread to Adatan, Sapon, Oke-Ilewo, Lafenwa among others.
The state Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, hurriedly raced to the scene to calm the situation which forced the bank officials to suspend their service.
Some banks in Sapon, Oke-Ilewo and Panseke abruptly shot down operations to avoid being attacked as protesting youths destroyed political materials hanging on streets and blocking roads.
Some protesters stormed a branch of First Bank at Lafenwa, Abeokuta and destroyed the Automobile Teller Machine in the bank.
Schools were also reportedly closed following the confusion while a secondary school at Gbonagun, Obantoko was reportedly attacked.
Police officers have been deployed to the troubled areas to restore calm.