Naira abusers will be prosecuted, Osun police warn

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The Osun State Police Command has warned members of the public, especially Point of Sale operators and filling station attendants involved in the sale or abuse of naira notes to desist or be arrested.

It read in part, “The Osun Police Command is using this medium to warn members of the public who are into unethical behaviour, especially POS operators and filling stations to jettison such, as the police command has directed intelligence unit of the command to arrest and subsequently prosecute such individuals or groups engaged in the sale or abuse of the naira notes issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria.

“The Commissioner of Police has equally directed the Area Commanders, and Divisional Police Officers to carry out full enforcement of the provisions of Sections 20 and 21 of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act, 2007 which criminalises amongst other things, the hawking, selling, trading, spraying, matching, falsifying or counterfeiting of bank notes, refusal to accept the naira as a means of payment, tampering with the naira notes issued by the CBN.

“The police command, therefore, enjoins members of the public to cooperate with the police to ensure violators are brought to book.”All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.

 

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