HAPPENING NOW: #Agege, #Ojota, Mile 12 On Fire Amid Naira Scarcity [VIDEO]—The Genius Media Nigeria reports that Civil unrest erupted in parts of Ojota and Mile 12 areas of Lagos State on Friday.
According to video sighted online, some youths in the axis were firing gunshots sporadically and brandishing various weapons to disrupt peace.
Vehicles approaching Mile 12 from Ikorodu were unable to pass due to the violence, and had to turn back for fear of attacks.
The cause of the violence remains unclear as of press time, and even the police had no answers.
When Newsmen called Benjamin Hundeyin, spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, he said normalcy had been restored to the area but the police were investigating the cause of the violence.
Muyiwa Adejobi, Force Public Relations Officer, however, tweeted, saying police officers had been dispatched to the area.
So i was told that policemen have been dispatched to the area. Many who claim to be protesting have their targets. They go to bank, ATMs, markets, malls, and financial institutions. Maybe they should be reminded that whoever attacks any https://t.co/KO5vzR0JL3
— Prince Olumuyiwa Adejobi (@Princemoye1) February 17, 2023
When you are caught or seen at a bank or CBN with the intent to attack such an infrastructure, the police have the power and the right to attack you in all manners the feel reasonable, more so, if seen with an offensive weapons.
— Prince Olumuyiwa Adejobi (@Princemoye1) February 17, 2023
He described the instigators as protesters destroying private and public institutions, and said anyone doing so “would be treated as an armed robber”.
Protests have been occurring across the country since the Central Bank of Nigeria and President Muhammadu Buhari insisted on the illegality of old N500 and N1,000 notes.
Presently in Abekoko, Agege Axis..
Please watch out oooo..
They get plan oo.Mile 12 Ojota Ibadan Obasanjo State of Emergency pic.twitter.com/6rCnGcWI7E
— Olorì Ókó Shooter (@ajiroba_abayomi) February 17, 2023
Happening Now : Aside from Ojota and Mile 12, There is Heavy Unrest on-going at Agege. #NairaScarcity
Protests
Avoid these Routes.
– @SamzyVG pic.twitter.com/LCuSplYzV3— GIDI (@Gidi_Traffic) February 17, 2023
If you are on your way to work and your axis is probably through Ojota, please find an alternative route to work. pic.twitter.com/1mcC6vNveU
— TIME is God (@Oyinkitana) February 17, 2023
