'The future of Nigeria is severely threatened' - Disappointment as naira scarcity protests hits Lagos

Nigerians on the micro-blogging platform, Twitter has social media reacted to the protests that have erupted in Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos over the scarcity of the new naira notes.

Protesters took to the street in the early hours of Friday, February 17, a day after President Buhari in a live telecast on Thursday, February 16 emphasized that the old N500 and N1000 naira notes aren't a legal tender.

He, however, directed the Central Bank of Nigeria to recirculate the N200 note to banks to be made available to citizens.

The Vanguard reports that the Naira scarcity protest has spread to other areas in Lagos, including Iyana-Ipaja, Agege and Iyana-Iba.

Motorists and residents who were on their way to different places of work hurriedly turned back in panic as the rioters went berserk with bonfires set across the road.

See how Nigerians are reacting on social media

Protest Machineries are in full swing. Be careful guys.

— Unclepaulieyor.crypto (@unclepaulieyor) February 17, 2023

Nigeria is on edge, the Naira redesign policy and implementation has been an unmitigated disaster. The integrity of the forthcoming elections are already severely threatened. The infighting within the rulling party is pushing the nation to a state or anarchy. These are indeed… https://t.co/kxT6qPZlsO

— Nigeria Diaspora Youth Coalition (@Nigdyc) February 17, 2023

This election must hold oo
If they like make Dem scatter the whole nation oo????????????

— Don't sell your vote???? (@johnhazard55) February 17, 2023

The future of Nigeria is severely threatened. The powers holding Nigeria to ransom are not exiting the stage without a dirty fight.

My proposal, let every man go their separate ways. Lagos can enter alliance with the North and become a part of it.

— ᴋᴏɴʀᴀᴅᴇ ???? (@_Konrade) February 17, 2023

If you look at the people causing issues at Agege, Ojota and Ketu are people that don't go to banks regularly nor don't use bank at all.

— Uncle Femi Jnr (@tope_femi) February 17, 2023

Tinubu thugs

— Sesu-Josep ???????????? (@Joseph_Messii) February 17, 2023

This can only be initiated by those who don’t like it and all fingers are pointing towards the evil APC governors.

— Macofnations (@macburnertunes) February 17, 2023