Protesters today set ablaze two commercial banks in Benin, the Edo State capital, following a protest against the scarcity of naira notes in the state.
Three people were reportedly killed as protesters, wielding sticks, stones, and other weapons, attacked and destroyed a First Bank branch in the city.
Also, protesters torched two commercial banks in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State.
Confirming the incident, the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, said the protesters also set ablaze two vehicles.
Edafe disclosed that no fewer than nine suspects have been arrested by the police.
“In UDU LGA of Delta State, some unguided youths/miscreants in the name of protest have set two banks and two vehicles ablaze.
“We have arrested nine suspects so far. Some persons will still call this protest,” the police spokesperson tweeted on his Twitter account.