[BREAKING] Naira Crisis: Bank Customers Storm CBN Office In Ondo

Angry customers have stormed the office of the Central Bank of Nigeria in Ondo state over the recent hardships occasioned by the naira redesign policy, OduNews reports.

As of the time of filing this report, operatives of the Nigerian police force have taken over the premises of the building located in the Alagbaka area of Akure.

The protesters stormed the building following the refusal of commercial banks to accept old naira notes from their customers.

The customers who included commercial motorcyclists and drivers, traders, civil servants, businessmen, and women had besieged their various banks in exchange for the old notes for the new ones but were turned back by the officials.

A few of the customers said the banks were no longer collecting the old notes as of Monday and Tuesday morning.

Many of the customers were seen trooping out of the facilities of the commercial banks located at the Alagbaka axis.

They, however, complained that the Automated Teller Machines (ATM), of the commercial banks, were still dispensing the old notes.

“You can just imagine, the bank is not collecting the old notes from us. They directed us to go and deposit the money at the CBN office and it’s the reason why we are here right now.

“Sadly, these banks are still dispensing old notes to us and they are not collecting the old notes by hand any longer. It’s just frustrating,” one of the bank customers said in a protest.