The Department of State Services said on Monday, that authorities had arrested an unknown number of people involved in selling the new Naira notes.
In a statement by DSS spokesman Peter Afunanya, the DSS accused some commercial bank officials of facilitating and abetting the crime.
The statement was titled “DSS Intercepted Syndicate Selling New Notes, Bank Employees Involved.”
“The Department of State Services informs the public that it has intercepted some members of an organized syndicate involved in the sale of redesigned Naira banknotes”. Departmental commercial bank officials were also found to support economic fraud. As a result, the service is warning currency fraudsters to refrain from this worthless activity. required to be strengthened.
“It should be noted that the service has instructed its command and organizations to further ensure that all individuals and groups involved in the illegal sale of bank notes are identified. If you have any relevant information, we encourage you to forward it to the relevant authorities.”