Fuel/naira scarcity: Banks, ATMs shut in Ogun
From left: Deputy Chief of Staff, Mr. Gboyega Soyanwo; Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso; Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State; Dep. Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, and Chairman, All Progressives Congress, APC, Lagos, Cornelius Ojelabi, during a news conference on the issue of currency exchange and fuel scarcity, in Lagos on Wednesday February 8, 2023. Pix: Vanguard. •As Sanwo-Olu slashes public transport fares by 50%; •Ondo youths block Ilesha-Akure-Owo highway Following Tuesday’s protest when some banks and Automated Teller Machines, ATMs, were destroyed, all commercial banks in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, shut down. It was gathered that banks in Lalubu, Sapon, Panseke and Ibara areas of the state capital were under lock and key while their ATMs were also not functioning. Many of the ATMs were attacked and vandalized by the protesters on Tuesday, forcing some staffers to flee through the back exit for safety. Armed security operatives were also ...