Beggars reject new coins ,  ‘They are heavy’

12 - 08 - 2007

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DESPITE reassurance by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), traders, beggars, motorcyclists, and praise-singers in Kebbi State are rejecting the new coins from customers and alms givers.
The new coins were introduced together with some denominations of the naira six months back.
Some of the traders and beggars who spoke to New Nigerian on Sunday in Birnin-Kebbi over the new coins lamented that the coins were too heavy to hold.”
A trader at the central market Birnin Kebbi Malam Atiku B/K told New Nigerian On Sunday that he always send back his customers coming to his shop to buy some commodities with coins.
A beggar (Indo) at a newspaper stand in Kebbi rejected alms of coins dropped into a bowl by passers-by.
At the Union Bank in Birnin-Kebbi branch, a huge amount of coins awaited customers to come and collect.
http://www.newnigeriannews.com/cover6.htm

Some beggars do have a choice.

All this Hausa/ Fulani Beggars self!
e bi lik sey (ori ogbe, olee, barawo, Ara) dey worry them.
dem no no sey, dem bi beggar.
Well, very soon na deserts dem go start dey chop.

@willywilly

go give Yoruba beggar (aka "excuse me brother") coins whether no be slap you go chop.

hahaha, i remember wen i gave one mad man 5 naira, see slap!! kai since that day i no dey give beggers and mad people money, except they r blind or the ones wid kids

hahahaa, see now!!!.
dey person u won help, don turn boss.

i swear, i saw stars mehn , the cheek swoll up o, kai

as i don hear this now.
any time wey dem ask me 4 money.
i go tell em first , na coin i get.
cos beggar, no get choice.

Hunger never jam dem

dem dey crezy, make them go find work.