{"id":101958,"date":"2022-12-14T22:23:55","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T21:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=101958"},"modified":"2022-12-14T22:23:55","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T21:23:55","slug":"damaged-naira-notes-discovered-in-benue-barracks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/damaged-naira-notes-discovered-in-benue-barracks\/","title":{"rendered":"Damaged naira notes discovered in Benue barracks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1752223973242882135\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sacks of damaged naira notes have been discovered in Wadata Police Barracks, Benue State.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nA viral video showed the damaged naira notes in several bags after the currencies were said to have been hidden for years.<\/p>\n<p>A woman in the video was heard saying: \u201cLive 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It would be recalled that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently redesigned three naira notes out of the existing eight banknotes.<\/p>\n<p>These are the N200, N500, and N1,000 denominations which will take effect from December 15, 2022, after its launch by President Muhammadu Buhari.<\/p>\n<p>The apex bank had directed commercial banks in the country to work on Saturdays till January 31, 2023, to enable bank customers to return old naira notes for new ones.<\/p>\n<p>The CBN said the new and existing currencies shall remain legal tender and circulated together until January 31 when the existing money shall cease to be legal tender in Nigeria.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sacks of damaged naira notes have been discovered in Wadata Police Barracks, Benue State. 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