Residents who had been going to banks for withdrawal said they could not access their money.
They were said to have become more agitated when the commercial banks refused to accept the old naira notes as deposits. On Tuesday, the protesters barricaded the Joju junction of the Idiroko-Ota road, causing heavy gridlock. With bonfires on the road, the people castigated the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government, accusing the All Progressives Congress of inflicting hardship on the masses.Recall that a violent protest rocked Abeokuta last week, in which banks were attacked and one person shot.
Youths that supposed to embrace this policy are the one's protesting and destroying banks facilities, we need to move forward with modern day activities we shouldn't be left behind, cashless transactions is a good development and it reduces corruption by almost 40%
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