Ogun naira protest

Many residents were watching as the banks' buildings were set ablaze with some youths holding planks during the protest.

Good journalism costs a lot of money. The buildings were believed to be empty at the time of the incident. The incident occured in the Sagamu area of the state.

Violent protest rocked Sagamu, Ogun State, on Monday morning as angry youths burnt down branches of Union and Keystone banks in the town. The protest.

I’m a comrade and understand the ABC of protest. On Sunday, the Police Command alleged that some individuals were planning to cause a breach of public peace in the State by taking undue advantage of the lingering cash and fuel scarcity in the nation. Those behind this must stop,” he told Daily Trust in a telephone interview.

The scarcity of the new naira notes took another dimension in Sagamu, about 50 km from Ogun State capital, Abeokuta, on Monday as a violent protest erupted ...

But some states including Kaduna, Ogun, and Kano announced that the old notes would still be considered legal tender in their domain, based on the Supreme Court ruling. “The people I pity most are Sagamu people, because how many banks dey the whole of Sagamu before. They also show burning buildings and stranded commuters as the protesters blocked the Akarigbo-Sabo Road and burnt tyres.

Irked by the difficulties in getting cash following the Federal Government's new monetary policy, youths in Sagamu on Monday attacked two banks destroying ...

I’m a comrade and understand the ABC of protest. “This is not a protest. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the protesters later marched on the two commercial banks at Ijoku in Sagamu destroying properties.

During the protest, irate protesters attacked branches of four commercial banks and other public facilities in the town. The attacked bank branches are Union ...

Instead of the ruling party to own up to Nigerians that their policies have brought hardship and pains on them, they are busy shifting blame on the opposition party. “The ruling party has failed the people and they are now reacting to the untoward hardship its policies had brought on them. “The governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, has been on top of the fallouts of the naira re-design issues. Therefore, we must not allow desperate politicians to mislead members of the public and use them as cannons to vent frustration. The statement reads further: “It is on record that the campaign tour of the All Progressives Congress (APC), which moved through Simawa to Ogijo and back to Sagamu, where two roads were commissioned yesterday, ended without any hitch. The attacked bank branches are Union Bank, Keystone Bank, Polaris Bank and Access Bank.

Olayinka Olukoya| Abeokuta Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, on Tuesday, described the wanton destruction of some commercial banks in Sagamu area of.

“It is obvious that the crumbling opposition party, and it’s candidates continue to see the reality of imminent defeat staring them in the face at the Saturday’s General Elections, especially after the very successful campaign tour of Sagamu Local Government Area, by our party on Sunday. Their evil calculation to use all means possible, including arson, to ensure that the coming elections are postponed and if that fails, they intended to intimidate voters to cause voter apathy and low turnout. A synergy of the law enforcement agents and security outfits has been primed to ensure peace and non-violence during the elections. Or how will you describe an attempt made by the so-called protesters who broke into walls to gain entrance into a banking hall and then attempted to force their way into the bank’s vaults, if not daylight robbery? I am here, this morning, to let you know that as your Governor, I stand by you at this period and will not in any way shirk away from my constitutional and statutory responsibilities and oath of office, which I took to protect lives and properties of everyone in Ogun State. Many other reasons bordering on criminality and ulterior political motives were behind the protests.