Fuel, Naira Scarcity: 3 killed as protests rock Oyo, Edo, Benue, others
*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...