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*Three feared killed in Edo, many injured, bank ATMs destroyed; *Kwara Police arrest 5, Gov AbdulRazaq sues for calm *Two vehicles burnt, banks torched in Delta; *Protesters takeover Otukpo-Enugu road *Oshiomhole responsible for protests — Edo Govt AT least three persons  were killed yesterday as violent protests erupted in states across the country over lingering fuel and naira scarcity. States affected include Edo, Oyo, Delta, Kwara, Ondo, Benue and Akwa Ibom. While three persons were killed in Edo, many protesters were injured as cars, automated teller machines, ATMs, were destroyed in Oyo, Delta, Kwara and Benue states over scarcity of old and new naira notes. Reports from the five states captured aggrieved protesters blocking major roads with bonfires, destroying Automatic Teller Machines, ATMs, burning vehicles and grounding commercial activities.   Oyo: protesters block Eleyele/Ologuneru/Eruwa road   In Oyo, protesters, mostly traders, owners of small and medi...

....As Abiodun, Oluwo call for calm  COMMERCIAL activities were disrupted, yesterday, in parts of Ondo, Ogun and Edo states over new naira notes and fuel scarcity. Irate youths set up bonfires on the road and blocked major roads over the scarcity lamenting that it has brought suffering to millions of Nigerians. Ondo youths  block Benin/Ore  road Youths in Ore, Odigbo council area of Ondo State, yesterday, staged a peaceful protest along Benin/Ore/ Lagos highway, against the scarcity of naira notes and fuel scarcity. The action came barely 24 hours after the Ondo State Police Commissioner, Mr Oyeyemi Oyediran, warned against protests across the state or any action that can lead to a breach of peace in the state. Oyediran said available intelligence revealed that certain unscrupulous elements planned to disrupt the peace being enjoyed by the residents of the state. The protest caused heavy gridlock along the highway and left travellers plying the route stranded for hours. V...