By Babalola Seyi
The Mile 12 axis crisis on Thursday morning has been under control by the Lagos State Police Command.
Many protesters stopped highways and lit bonfires in Ketu, Ojota, and Ikorodu, which also saw civil unrest.
The government-owned Bus Rapid Transit, or BRT, as well as commuters and private cars were attacked, according to social media posts and videos posted by bystanders
Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin provided an update in reaction to comments about the violence and apprehension by residents.
“Free movement of vehicles and people fully restored. Our officers and men are still on ground to prevent any breakdown of law and order,” the spokesperson wrote.
The unrest in parts of Lagos followed the scarcity of the new naira notes after the controversial redesign of the currency, only weeks to the general elections.
Although President Muhammadu Buhari and the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, promised the massive injection of old N200 notes into the system, many still do not have access to their money.
The situation is worsened by the closure of banks in different places, empty Automated Teller Machines, ATMs, and non-availability of cash at Points of Sale, PoS.
