The Nigeria Police Force, NPF, Ogun State Command have arrested 30 suspects inside one of the banks after setting the banks ablaze in the wake of the violent protest which disrupted the otherwise peaceful protest in Sagamu area of the state on Monday
Banks and business premises were attacked and set ablaze, cars looted and burnt, as shops were forced to remain under lock and key.
According to the state Commissioner of Police, Frank Mba, who led his men and soldiers to the scene, 30 suspects have been arrested in connection with the unrest.
Residents claim the violence started around 5:30 am while law-abiding citizens were still sleeping.
Most affected was Oba Erinwole Road where about seven branches of commercial banks were attacked and ATM machines vandalised and looted, leaving the Sagamu neighbourhood as a shadow of itself.
Hoodlums also broke the wall of a bank’s branch in an attempt to gain access into the banking hall and the strong room.
It took the intervention of a combined team of the police led by the Commissioner of Police and men of the Nigerian Army to put the violent protests in check from escalating.
The State Commissioner of Police, Frank Mba warned against violent protests, an action he said would compound the already fragile situation in the country.
Though relative normalcy has been restored, men and officers of the command have since been deployed to strategic locations in the area to ensure law and order prevails.
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