LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – No fewer than nine hoodlums have been apprehended by the Delta State Police Command, following the recent crisis over naira scarcity.
Several youths took to the streets to protest on 15 February, in opposition to the scarcity of new naira notes.
Protesters reportedly burnt banks and vehicles, leaving others partly damaged.
“We have arrested nine suspects so far. Some persons will still call this protest,” said Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe.
Police operatives from Ovwian/Aladja Division, assisted by other units, raided the environs of affected financial institutions.
The demonstration at places, including Express Junction in Udu LGA and in Warri, the capital, degenerated as angry protesters chanted solidarity songs while marching through streets.
Residents of several States like Lagos, Kwara, Edo, Oyo have resorted to alarming levels of protests and disruption, in a bid to express grievances on the CBN redesign policy.