The Nigeria Police Force has warned that it will treat any citizen caught attacking banks in protest against cash scarcity as armed robbers.
Force Spokesman Olumuyiwa Adejobi said this in a video posted on the NPF’s Facebook page Friday.
Adejobi said:
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“We complain banks don’t attend to us yet we go to their facilities and set them ablaze, destroy ATMs. How do you want them to serve you better if you have destroyed their facilities?
“I think we need to educate ourselves on what the law says about this. You don’t go to any bank, ATM, or financial institution to attack. It is criminal and tantamount to armed robbery. If you are caught in the act, you will be treated as an armed robber.”
This came after angry citizens across many major Nigerian cities attack banks in protest against naira scarcity in the country.
Cities the protest erupted were Ibadan, Warri, Benin, Lagos, Rivers, and Ondo State, amongst others.
In October 2022, the Buhari regime through the Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele announced the redesign of N200, N500, and N1000 notes.
With old notes mopped out of circulation and new notes unavailable in banks, citizens have been left to suffer untold hardship, queuing in banks without getting cash for their businesses and personal use.
