- As Money Wrapped With Oceanic Bank Wrapper Surfaces 11 Years After Acquisition
A yet-to-be-confirmed story that the United States Government has set a date for the restriction on acceptable legal tender notes of the US Dollar which will commence on January 31, 2023, has put Nigerian politicians in disarray, Starnews Nigeria can report.
The unconfirmed report which is currently flying on social media platforms reads that “sequel to the just concluded extraordinary meeting held in Washington DC on Nov. 2nd 2022 between the United States Federal Reserve Bank, Office of the Comptroller of Currency, IMF, World-Bank and Governors of Africa’s Central Banks, the United States Govt has set date for restriction on the acceptable legal tender note of US Dollar which will commence on Jan. 31st 2023.
“The restriction implies that any US Dollar note below 2021 printed date will no longer be accepted or be a legal tender anywhere in the world… This effort is to curb billions of illegal monies in dollar bills warehoused around the African continent emanating from drug-related, terrorism, kidnapping and money from corrupt politicians.
“As part of the enforcement of the strict action plan, African central banks will be assigned with a special agent from the Office of the Comptroller of Currency, Administrator of National bank United States of America to checkmate all inflows and outflows of dollar transactions.
“The report also has it that the US president has also written to British Government and European Union to toe the same line and redesign their currencies accordingly to frustrate those with ill-gotten money in US dollar, British Pound Sterling and Euros”, the story stated.
Even though there is no proof indicating that the US actually plan to issue new dollar notes to checkmate the dollar stockpile in Africa, Corrupt politicians in Nigeria have been hit by such a report with many of them working with some black market currency dealers in Abuja and Lagos state to inject the millions of dollars kept at home into the system.
While some political Aides are currently helping their bosses in investing in the real estate business so that they don’t suffer a huge loss if such policy is implemented, Starnews Nigeria further gathered some of them are currently in a business deal with cryptocurrency dealers so that they don’t suffer more damages in case the online report is true.
The worst hit politicians are the stingy type whose names are currently on the watch list of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) following whistleblowing by some of their aides whose lives were not impacted by their bosses.
“A majority of the corrupt politicians placed on the watchlist were reported by their Aides and close ally who felt their lives were not impacted”, a competent source who pleaded anonymity told Starnews Nigeria in confidence.
Just last week, the EFCC resumed its raiding of some bureau de change outlets in Abuja and Kano with a promise to ambush hoarders of money with questionable sources.
The anti-graft agency did not hesitate to tell Nigerians that some governors are currently on the watch list.
With the latest development, the EFCC is now having more hints and some of the affected politicians including ex-governors who are serving Senators are currently being monitored by the commission.
Just last month, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arrested a Kogi State House of Assembly candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Ismaila Atumeyi, with N326 million and $140,500 cash.
Atumeyi who is seeking to represent Ankpa 11 Constituency in the Kogi State House of Assembly was arrested on Sunday, October 30, 2022, alongside one Joshua Dominic, in a sting operation at Macedonia Street, Queens Estate, Karsana, Gwarinpa, Abuja.
Yesterday, a Twitter user, Abubakar Sadiq Usman, alleged on Twitter that bales of money wrapped with Oceanic bank wrappers are now in circulation after 11 years of the acquisition of Oceanic Bank by Ecobank.
This might be unconnected with the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria to redesign the Naira to force currency hoarders to bring out money hoarded in their various homes.
The CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, said that the plan to redesign the naira note was targeted at controlling currency in circulation as well as curbing counterfeit currency and ransom payments to kidnappers and terrorists in Nigeria.
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