🇳🇬 (https://rybar.ru/piwigo/i.php?/upload/2023/02/08/20230208132329-107b376e-xx.jpg) What's going on in Nigeria?
situation for February 1-7, 2023
The approaching date for the complete replacement of the naira (https://t.me/rybar/43149) in the face of a shortage of new banknotes led to a sharp surge in protest activity throughout Nigeria. The local authorities tried to suppress the unrest by force, but this only increased the discontent of the population.
At the same time, terrorist groups, interested in the failure of the monetary reform, increased their activity. Otherwise, the militants will lose significant financial reserves accumulated through robberies and ransoms.
🔻Battle Showdown Anti-government forces and terrorist groups are active in various parts of the country, including Boko Haram and the Islamic State in West Africa. Representatives of power structures, administrative institutions and civilians were again subjected to attacks. In the southeastern state of Anambra, militants attacked an election commission office and a police station. More than 100 civilians have been killed in a raid by Islamic extremists in the northern state of Katsina. In addition, terrorists have resorted to several demonstration killings in southern Nigeria. For example, gunmen broke into a courthouse in the Oguta Local Government District in Imoi State and shot and killed a popular lawyer among the locals. In the state of Benue, militants killed a police officer. ▪️Government troops entered into battle with Islamic extremists in the state of Kaduna and rescued more than 30 civilians from captivity. At the same time, representatives of the security forces of Nigeria are searching for secret militant bases throughout the country. 🔻Economic problems ▪️Against the background of a total shortage of new banknotes, protest activity of the population has intensified everywhere (https://t.me/rybar/43395). In Lagos, Benin City, Ibadan, Warri and Abeokuta, locals took to the streets demanding new banknotes. Attempts by law enforcement agencies to suppress the protests by force led to casualties among the civilian population. Militants are also trying to push residents to unrest, accusing the authorities of trying to cash in on ordinary citizens. To this end, Islamic extremists are distributing a video (https://t.me/sahelintel/559) with sacks filled with new banknotes, which the militants allegedly took away from banks with threats and force. At the same time, rumors are circulating that banks have significant stocks of updated naira for privileged customers. ▪️Amid an acute shortage of new banknotes in Nigeria, a black currency market has flourished. At the same time, speculators often slip counterfeit banknotes to their customers, taking advantage of the gullibility of ordinary people in Nigeria. Representatives of law enforcement agencies conduct regular raids to identify speculators, but this is more like a demonstration action, while the largest sellers of currencies go unpunished. ▪️The heads of the regions criticized the course of the monetary reform, accusing the federal authorities and the management of banks of professional unsuitability. Thus, the governor of the state of Borno, Babagana Zulum threatened (https://www.ripplesnigeria.com/gov-zulum-threatens-to-revoke-banks-land-over-new-naira-notes/) to take land from every bank where long queue at the currency exchange office. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari held a meeting with the heads of regions at his residence, promising to solve the problem with the shortage of new banknotes in banks in the near future. 🔻Internal political situation ▪️The National Broadcasting Commission has warned the media against propagandizing and inciting discord when covering Nigeria's upcoming elections. ▪️Representatives of the rebel movement "Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (https://t.me/rybar/42848)" stated that the group had no plans to hold protests on election days. ▪️Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari came out to support All Progressive Congress candidate Ahmed Tinubu in the upcoming elections.
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🔻Battle Showdown Anti-government forces and terrorist groups are active in various parts of the country, including Boko Haram and the Islamic State in West Africa. Representatives of power structures, administrative institutions and civilians were again subjected to attacks. In the southeastern state of Anambra, militants attacked an election commission office and a police station. More than 100 civilians have been killed in a raid by Islamic extremists in the northern state of Katsina. In addition, terrorists have resorted to several demonstration killings in southern Nigeria. For example, gunmen broke into a courthouse in the Oguta Local Government District in Imoi State and shot and killed a popular lawyer among the locals. In the state of Benue, militants killed a police officer. ▪️Government troops entered into battle with Islamic extremists in the state of Kaduna and rescued more than 30 civilians from captivity. At the same time, representatives of the security forces of Nigeria are searching for secret militant bases throughout the country. 🔻Economic problems ▪️Against the background of a total shortage of new banknotes, protest activity of the population has intensified everywhere (https://t.me/rybar/43395). In Lagos, Benin City, Ibadan, Warri and Abeokuta, locals took to the streets demanding new banknotes. Attempts by law enforcement agencies to suppress the protests by force led to casualties among the civilian population. Militants are also trying to push residents to unrest, accusing the authorities of trying to cash in on ordinary citizens. To this end, Islamic extremists are distributing a video (https://t.me/sahelintel/559) with sacks filled with new banknotes, which the militants allegedly took away from banks with threats and force. At the same time, rumors are circulating that banks have significant stocks of updated naira for privileged customers. ▪️Amid an acute shortage of new banknotes in Nigeria, a black currency market has flourished. At the same time, speculators often slip counterfeit banknotes to their customers, taking advantage of the gullibility of ordinary people in Nigeria. Representatives of law enforcement agencies conduct regular raids to identify speculators, but this is more like a demonstration action, while the largest sellers of currencies go unpunished. ▪️The heads of the regions criticized the course of the monetary reform, accusing the federal authorities and the management of banks of professional unsuitability. Thus, the governor of the state of Borno, Babagana Zulum threatened (https://www.ripplesnigeria.com/gov-zulum-threatens-to-revoke-banks-land-over-new-naira-notes/) to take land from every bank where long queue at the currency exchange office. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari held a meeting with the heads of regions at his residence, promising to solve the problem with the shortage of new banknotes in banks in the near future. 🔻Internal political situation ▪️The National Broadcasting Commission has warned the media against propagandizing and inciting discord when covering Nigeria's upcoming elections. ▪️Representatives of the rebel movement "Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (https://t.me/rybar/42848)" stated that the group had no plans to hold protests on election days. ▪️Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari came out to support All Progressive Congress candidate Ahmed Tinubu in the upcoming elections.
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