The Nigerians public has not
heard anything about the 2.1
billion in 1,000 Naira notes that
had been stolen at the Nigerian
Security Printing and Minting
Corporation (NSPMC) around
November of 2012 after the
initial exposure of this shameful
theft.
The governor of the Central Bank
of Nigeria (CBN), Sanusi Lamido
Sanusi, who at that time in the
news calling for the Federal
Government to sack 50% of its
staff to save money, however, is
the chairman of the board of the
(NSPMC), and the CBN governor
who is known to be garrulous
on any issue that catches his
fancy, Boko Haram, Niger Delta
militancy, Nigeria's federalism
etc, has uncharacteristically
remained mute about this
monumental theft under his
watch.
It would be recalled that
NaijaPundit reported that after
the theft, Ehi Okomoyon, the
chief executive of NSPMC was
ordered to proceed on indefinite
leave and replaced in acting
capacity by one Ahmed Bamali.
The same treatment was meted
out to one Emmanuel Bala, who
until he was asked to go on leave
was head of security at the
NSPMC.
It was alleged that strangely
there were no CCTVs in place at
the NSPMC which contributed to
the ease with which the funds
disappeared.
What has happened to the probe
over the disappearance of the
money or Sanusi and his board
expecting the issue to die a
natural death as with most
issues in Nigeria?
-naijapundit