Many commuters on the Lagos-Ikorodu expressway had to flout traffic laws to reroute their movement.
Soldiers and police have been deployed to douse the riot that erupted in Mile 12, Ketu, Ojota area of Lagos on Friday over the scarcity of the new naira notes.Many commuters on the Lagos-Ikorodu expressway had to flout traffic laws to reroute their movement.
The naira scarcity has led to violence in some parts of the country. On Thursday, President Muhammadu Buhari approved the continuous use of N200 notes until 10 April alongside the new notes.He, however, insisted that the old N500 and N1,000 notes have ceased to be legal tenders, only saying the CBN would continue to accept them.A caller who spoke on Bond FM said she was told by a commercial bus driver to turn back due to the situation.
Another caller said he saw military officers in the Mile 12 area of the state.Confirming the situation, the police spokesperson in the state said that security operatives have been deployed to calm the unrest in Mile 12.Benjamin Hundeyin, in a tweet said “it is true. Our men are there. Reinforcement units have been deployed.
