The Central bank of Nigeria as denied provided the National
Intelligence Agency with $43,449,947, £27,800 and N23,218,000 found by Economic
And Financial Crimes Commission in an apartment in Osborne Towers Ikoyi, Lagos.
According to
report monitored on PremiumTimes
When contacted, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it was
not sure, as at Saturday, that the recovered billions, in mint fresh notes,
moved directly from the bank to the NIA.
The security agency had claimed
that it received the funds directly from the CBN.
But when contacted by PREMIUM
TIMES to clarify its role in the disbursement of the funds, the CBN
spokesperson, Isaac Okorafor, said, “It is true the Central Bank of Nigeria
issues mint fresh notes, but it is only to banks.
“After that (issuance to banks) CBN
does not know which of their customers they (the banks) give those notes to and
for what purpose.
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