The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a strict warning against spraying, selling and mutilation of naira notes .....
The Acting Director, Currency Operations Department, CBN, Mrs. Priscilla Eleje made this announcement through her representative, Mrs. Olufolake Ogundero, a Deputy Director of the bank, at a public sensitization and enlightenment campaign at Alesinloye market in Ibadan, Oyo State.
She said: “It is a criminal offense punishable by six months imprisonment or a fine of N50,000 or both to sell, spray or mutilate the banknotes. It is also a criminal offense which attracts five years imprisonment without an option of fine for anybody to counterfeit the naira. Naira is our pride as a country. So, respect it.”
She also promised marketers, merchants, shopping malls and supermarkets that CBN will constantly inject large numbers of banknotes into circulation.
The Acting Director, Currency Operations Department, CBN, Mrs. Priscilla Eleje made this announcement through her representative, Mrs. Olufolake Ogundero, a Deputy Director of the bank, at a public sensitization and enlightenment campaign at Alesinloye market in Ibadan, Oyo State.
She said: “It is a criminal offense punishable by six months imprisonment or a fine of N50,000 or both to sell, spray or mutilate the banknotes. It is also a criminal offense which attracts five years imprisonment without an option of fine for anybody to counterfeit the naira. Naira is our pride as a country. So, respect it.”
She also promised marketers, merchants, shopping malls and supermarkets that CBN will constantly inject large numbers of banknotes into circulation.
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