Okada riders in the Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are rejecting the new naira notes over alleged counterfeits in circulation.
The angry youth made bonfires on the road, tearing up Bola Tinubu’s and other APC candidates’ posters to ignite the fire.
“Circulating the old N200 notes alone would not be sufficient to relieve widespread human suffering in Kaduna State, and indeed in Nigeria today,” the Kaduna governor said.
The women on Sunday in Abuja said that the situation had adversely affected their trade.
The apex bank warned that spraying, selling, squeezing, and defacing remains an abuse of the naira.
One of Union Bank officials, who spoke in anonymity, said that there was no point opening for customers when there was no funds.
“Parents with kids in public schools give money daily to their children for lunch, most commerce is informal, so you need cash for most things,” he said.
The police chief vowed arrest and prosecution of anyone caught selling the naira to Nigerians.
Mr Baleri flanked on both sides by three of his gang members, armed with AK 47 rifles, was seen in possession of the new naira notes.
