Protesters Block Eleyele/Eruwa Road Over Scarcity Of Naira Notes, Petrol In Ibadan (Photos)

Some aggrieved protesters have blocked the busy Eleyele junction in the Ibadan North-West Local Government Area of Oyo State to lament the scarcity of fuel and new naira notes causing hardship to Nigerians across the country.

A similar protest rocked the city on Friday, February 3, where some hoodlums within the popular Araromi Spare parts, Gate, took advantage of the protest and set ablaze a police station, stole the station’s Plasma TV, vandalised a branch of WEMA Bank in the area and looted some roadside shops.

Today’s protest has caused serious gridlock in the Eleyele area while people coming from the Eruwa-Ologuneru area have been prevented from heading to their destinations.

 Punch reported that motorists have been turning back while schoolchildren hurriedly return home for fear of being attacked.