Alleged Money Found In Sacks Are Waste – Benue State Police Explains | WATCH VIDEO
Benue State Police command has refuted claims that decayed naira notes stashed in sacks was discovered in Markurdi, the capital city of the state.
A viral video on Tuesday, showed sacks of perceived old naira notes found around Wadata market. The video sparked reactions with many wondering why such amount would be left to decay in a state like Benue which has backlogs of unpaid salaries.
Reacting swiftly in a statement, spokesperson of the state police command, Catherine Anene, explained that the perceived naira notes were waste legally obtained by a businessman, one Mr. Isah Suleiman from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The police quoted Sulieman as saying that the waste were used in the production of mosquito repellents.
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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