•Report by Mudasir Opeyemi
The Benue State Police Command has debunked the report trending on social media of alleged discovery of old naira notes in Wadata, Makurdi.
A video had surfaced online showing sacks of perceived old naira notes allegedly discovered inside big container around Wadata market on Tuesday.
Reacting,the state command through it’s spokesperson,Anene Catherine described the report as unfounded.
The State’s Command image maker in a statement titled ‘ALLEGED RECOVERY OF NAIRA NOTES AT WADATA, MAKURDI; A MISINFORMATION’ said the purported naira notes were wasted papers obtained from the CBN.
“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,” the statement read
“Police detectives sent on investigation to the scene recovered wasted papers in a shop close to Wadata Police Barracks, Makurdi.
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“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.
According to him, Mr Sulaimon added that “these wasted papers were usually gotten from the CBN and processed in mosquito repellents.
The statement added that Investigation had been extended to the CBN for confirmation.