The Edo State government has accused the immediate past National Chairman of the APC and former governor of the state, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole of masterminding the protests that broke out yesterday morning in Benin City, which claimed three lives and a number of banks destroyed.But in a swift reaction, the former governor of Edo State distanced himself from the riots and asked the state government to look elsewhere to blame for its abysmal performance in the state.The protesters expressed their anger over the scarcity of the new naira notes occasioned by the redesigning of the new naira denominations of the nation’s currency.The state government, which described the riots as systematic and targeted at the PDP controlled states, called on security agencies to invite Oshiomhole, interrogates him and arrests him to account for his movements within Benin City in the last couple of days.Addressing journalists, Edo State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Mr. Chris Nehikhare, said the state government, after appraising the situation, discovered that there is more than meets the eyes.Nehikhare, while calling on the citizens of the state to remain calm, said the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had assured the state government that it had enough money to be given to the P.O.S operators in the state for circulation, adding that, that could only be achieved in an atmosphere of peace.
