At least two commercial banks in Ijoku, Sagamu area of Ogun State have been vandalised following a protest over the scarcity of naira notes.
Reports show that the protesters who earlier gathered in front of the palace of the Akarigbo of Remoland, Oba Babatunde Ajayi, set up barricades on major roads which disrupted the free flow of traffic.
A youth leader in the town, Mr Kayode Segun-Okeowo told newsmen that the development was a “motivated destruction and not a protest.”
“This is not a protest. I’m a comrade and understand the ABC of protest. It’s motivated to cause destruction.
“Those behind this must stop,” he told newsmen.
Segun-Okeowo also confirmed that two commercial banks were vandalised by the protesters.
When contacted, the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident saying the situation had been brought under control.
” The Commissioner of Police, Frank Mba is personally leading a combined team of policemen and some military men to tackle the situation.
” We are right there as I am talking to you now,” Oyeyemi said.
