{"id":47408,"date":"2016-03-11T11:37:48","date_gmt":"2016-03-11T10:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=47408"},"modified":"2016-03-11T11:37:54","modified_gmt":"2016-03-11T10:37:54","slug":"cbn-uncovers-fraud-suspends-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/cbn-uncovers-fraud-suspends-officials\/","title":{"rendered":"CBN Uncovers Fraud, Suspends Officials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has said it uncovered and aborted a\u00a0highly sophisticated plot to defraud it by some criminally-minded\u00a0elements.<\/p>\n<p>The bank also said it placed all key personnel involved in the transaction\u00a0on suspension in order to ensure a full and unfettered investigation\u00a0although it noted that preliminary investigations so far had not revealed\u00a0any accomplices within the CBN.<\/p>\n<p>The Acting Director, Corporate Communications, CBN, Mr. Isaac Okorafor,\u00a0stated, \u201cThis incidence has been reported to relevant authorities. 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