New Naira policy turn sour as pro- FG campaigners are attacked in Abuja

Implementation of the new Naira notes redesigning took a new twist on Tuesday as suspected hired thugs attacked pro- Federal Government campaigners on the street of Abuja, Federal Capital Territory.

Members and supporters of a consortium of Civil Society Organisations under the auspice of the Council of Civil society Organisation were reportedly attacked while on a solidarity walk in support of Federal Government and the Central Bank’s insistence on sticking to deadline of exchange of old Naira notes for new ones.