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A video shared online shows sacks of damaged naira notes reportedly discovered in Wadata Police Barracks, Benue State.
The Naira notes were hidden in multiple bags and is suspected to have been stacked for years, going by the state of the Naira notes.
A voice in the video can be heard saying,
“LIVE OH, WADATA, EFCC DISCOVER MONEY. SEE MONEY. SEE WHERE DEM HIDE AM. MONEY DON SPOIL, MAKE UNA SEE AM. SEE MONEY. POLICE BARRACKS, WADATA. POLITICIANS, UNA NO GO KILL US.”
Some reactions culled below:
sharon.chigozirim
Even police follow dey do us dirty when millions are starving😢 now I’m appreciating what CBN is doing
nancy_phil
Heart of Man !!!!
sir_eltee
This is pure greed and wickedness. This was exactly how they hoarded palliatives meant for the people. 🤦♂️
officialbobbyfredrick__
I still strongly believe that until we can pass a corruption bill of life imprisonment or death sentence things like this will continue in this nigeria regardless of the party 💔
officialbobbyfredrick__
Dear God to all those hoarding money meant for the general public like this, visit them will sickness that will make them start using those money 🙏🙏🙏
djykmule_
Why are you laughing? This is so sad & disheartening 💔pure greed & wickedness
blaccquin
It’s so painful because Benue state has so many displaced people that needs this money….God abeg
sweezzy1
If na Wetin go make Nigeria funds dey go round be this. CBN fire dey go!!!
Naira notes: EFCC, Benue Police Debunk Viral Video
However, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Makurdi office, and Benue State Police Command have debunked the report trending on social media of alleged discovery of old naira notes in the capital city.
The video shows sacks of perceived old naira notes discovered inside big container around Wadata market on Tuesday.
But an official of the anti-graft agency who did not want to be mentioned since he was not authorised to speak said the office got information of sacks of old naira notes and deployed its men to the place but discovered that they were condemned notes from the Central Bank of Nigeria.
He said, “It is true we heard information of old naira notes then we went to court to obtain a search warrant, on getting there, we found those condemned naira notes.
“The owner of the old naira notes said he bought them from the CBN. The old notes have been cut into pieces and squeezed, it is not money at all.
“I will send the pictures of the contents in the sacks that were discovered to you to see,” the official told our corresondent on the phone, Tuesday evening.
Also in a statement issued in the late hours of Tuesday, the State Police Command described the report as unfounded.
According to the statement issued by the Command spokesperson, Catherine Anene, the purported naira notes were wasted papers obtained from the CBN.
The statement read in part, “On December 13, 2022, at about 12pm, information was received at a police division, Makurdi, that hidden naira notes were recovered from police barracks, Wadata.
“Police detectives sent on investigation to the scene recovered wasted papers in a shop close to Wadata Police Barracks, Makurdi.
“The owner of the shop, Mr. Isah Suleiman, was invited for questioning and he tendered a licence issued to him by the CBN for waste management.
“He added that these wasted papers were usually gotten from the CBN and processed in mosquito repellents. Investigation has been extended to the CBN for confirmation.”
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