Protesters in Ogun State on Friday morning took to the streets to protest the current shortage of naira notes and the rejection of the old N1,000 notes.
AM Business on February 14 reported that the Central Bank of Nigeria has declared that the old naira notes had ceased to become a legal tender.
This was followed by a nation wide broadcast by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday which stated that the old 200 naira note would be made available for Nigerians to use.
In a latest development, market women have also taken to the streets to protest the latest economic decisions of the federal government which many has claimed has significantly affected their businesses and other financial transactions.
Also suspected hoodlums have taken over the protests in the state as viral videos from the state showed scenes where some of these suspected hoodlums resorted to burning of tyres and blocking of major roads in the State.
The protest in Ogun State is the latest as many other states in the federation has witnessed several protests in their cities regarding the development.
In Lagos State, Ojota and Mile 12 areas of the state were left in a state of unrest after protests broke out in the areas over the scarcity of naira notes and the rejection of old naira notes by banks.
