The Nigeria Police Force has warned against attacks on banks and described such action as armed robbery.
The warning came on the heels of attacks on bank facilities in several parts of the country following the naira crunch.
Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi cautioned against such, saying it will be resisted.
According to him, for customers to destroy burn or set ablaze facilities of banks over failure to attend to complaints is not an excuse for customers to resort to destruction of the banks facilities, saying how would the banks serve their customers when their facilities are destroyed.
He made this known in a recorded video posted on the NPF’s Facebook page Friday.
“I think we need to educate ourselves on what the law says about this. You don’t go to any bank, ATM, or financial institution to attack. It is criminal and tantamount to armed robbery. If you are caught in the act, you will be treated as an armed robber.”
“Even the ATM, as small as that machine is, has certain protections from the security agencies, particularly the police. it is an infrastructure that you don’t attack. If you do that, it is presumed that it is actually going there to rob,” Adejobi warned.
He also warned against attacks on police officers, appealing to Nigerians to desist from such as the Force wants to use the “minimum force” on people.
The spokesman called on Nigerians to be civil in their protests while citing the recent events in Edo, Delta, Ogun, and some parts of Lagos State.
“A protest must be coordinated. We can be civil and do it better,” he said, claiming that some of the protests have been hijacked.
“And these guys that come out are not interested in demanding their monies or requesting anything from the government. It is just to loot shops. You can see the clips showing that these guys are there to foment troubles. They have their targets,” he added.