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Shukushaka:
“Nearly 40 per cent of Americans do not have accounts. So, it is not very compulsory for everybody in Nigeria to have a bank account.”

NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA • MAY 26, 2021

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says it is not compulsory for Nigerians to have bank accounts amid the rising spate of bank frauds and insider crimes in the banking sector.

The EFCC also kicked against the idea of opening bank accounts with “mere phone numbers,” arguing that nearly 40 per cent of Americans do not have accounts.

“Nearly 40 per cent of Americans do not have accounts. So, it is not very compulsory for everybody in Nigeria to have a bank account,” said Bawa Usman, zonal head of the EFCC in Sokoto.

According to him, insiders facilitate most financial frauds in the banking industry. Mr Usman, whose zone covers Sokoto, Kebbi, and Zamfara, stated this on Tuesday in Sokoto at a roundtable with compliance officers of commercial banks.

The EFCC convened the meeting to strengthen the relationship and collaborations between the EFCC and the banks in tackling frauds.

Mr Usman further said the banks often frustrated the EFCC’s investigations as they delayed replying to its letters.

“Such delays jeopardise our investigation. Financial institutions must collaborate with us toward curtailing money laundering, illegal financing, and other illicit flows of money.

“The meeting is a response to the directive of the EFCC leadership. It is one of numerous strategies toward fighting all manners of corruption.

“The commission strives to ensure that fraudsters do not get away with proceeds of crimes undetected. To achieve this, we are appealing to all banks to facilitate a better working relationship with the anti-graft agency,” he explained.

He urged bankers to improve ways of tracking illicit finances and transactions, stressing that point of service operators or money agents needed to be well-informed on financial regulations.

Mr Usman told the banks to ensure that eligible customers obtain Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering (SCUML) numbers, stressing the need to review their data registers to ensure compliance.

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When I read the headline, I just knew only a semi illiterate Aboki, product of quota system, could have uttered such tosh. Maybe he wants us to go back to keeping cash under our pillows. Exactly how does it help the fight against corruption if people can hide cash in tankers and graves? Is it not better the money is in banks where there is a record trail? Stupid senseless aboki!

Splendid235:
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The Northern parasites have been making noise, saying their cattle herders have rights under the constitution to graze their cows anywhere in the country, so where are the rights of the southerners to do alcohol business anywhere in the country? If Alcohol trade can be prohibited in the North, then cattle grazing can be banned in the south. The north need to understand things are changing fast. A new generation of nationalistic southerners are awaking and no longer prepared to be slaves in their own land.

Hell Rufai!! The midget is sacking workers yet he needs his door opener has a door opener. Nigeria is indeed a big zoo

Coronabirus:
Northerners are unique group of ppl. We don't celebrate mediocrity, we don't attach ourselves to foreign culture. You can't dwell on Nairaland and think the whole Nigeria is here. Do u know why Mark Zuckerberg said he like Hausa when he came to Nigeria?
We've the largest number on Facebook and we speak with Hausa,we're ardent speakers of our language, we dnt celebrate someone's language. Look at our attire, look at our tradition, look at our culture we don't adulterate; u will see that we've everything before white man came to Nigeria. We had clothes, we had intact leadership structure, we had schools, we had education, we were so perfect that when whites came they saw us fit to spearhead the nation unlike some people who were mate naked, illiterates, roaming around from clan to clan with no leadership.
There was BBC Hausa, VOA Hausa radio stations before independence and later Deutsche Well Hausa (Germany) was established.
Can illiterate read and write in Hausa? What is the meaning of literacy?
Go and see arewa Twitter, we do things in a unique way, we don't just flood social media to insult, abuse or spread hate because we're well mannered, we're not adopted from baby factory to bring ourselves so low for those idiocy.
Keep believing the lies they feed to ur empty head on weekly pulpits and we'll not get tired of surprising u!

If are you guys are so great, then PLEASE go and form your Arewa republic and leave the South in peace. Biko!

Raph82:
One thing the North can use in holding us into ransome is FOOD. The more reason we need to take farming serious. Israel was able to wield its power without any nation's consent because Israel is not depending on any country for survival. If we can grow our own food today, we've conquered the north entirely, which means they are finished. They know this, that's why they are bringing out all sorts of suppressive policies to cripple the south in the area of food. They banned importation of food, their herdsmen chasing people away from farms not to grow Foods, they even stopped food from coming to the south few months back to test run the efficacy of their strategy. This is the only weapon they have right now to hold us into ransome. We must stand together as one South and conquer this.

Well said bro, but please remember the food basket of the North is actually the middle belt and they are our allies. You are still correct though the South must become self reliant in food production. We should not wait for government. Let southern investors start to invest in food production. We can even come together on this forum and set up joint investments. All hands need to be on deck across the 3 great zones of the South We must take our destiny in our hands.

ahiboilandgas:
I call on Northern firms and interest to stop placing advert on a forum that is clearly tribalistic ,anti north .most moderators are bigots .try and create a topic about ipob and their nusaince watch it disspear. But a anti north topic will allow to fester .don't place advert on such forum .don't give the site more jet fuel to abuse , insult the North..we are very capable of creating a more decent forum.

People like you dont want to open your eyes and accept what Buhari has done to this country. The average southerner did not have any issue with the average northerner before Buhari. Now there is deep seated hatred. We have been murdered and raped in our lands by Fulani vampires. The south is now awake. You should have left us to sleep. The north should get ready because a southern storm is coming. UGM are just the beginning.

seunmsg:
Atiku is a worse version of Buhari. Buhari is nepotistic quite alright. But you see Atiku, he’s nepotistic, extremely greedy and very wicked. The fact that he has not said anything about the ban on open grazing, Pantami’s extremist comments and the criminality of herdsmen says it all.

If you’re from the south and thinking of voting Atiku in 2023, just know that you’re a fool. You silly southerners need to wake up to the reality now. Irrespective of party affiliation, we must all work for power to return to the south. An Atiku presidency in 2023 is a big win to the north and a big loss to the south.

In fact, if Atiku wins, power may never ever return to the south again. I don talk my own.

I agree with most of what you say, however I don't agree that the south should be working towards a southern president in 2023. We should be working towards total restructing of this counrty or no election in 2023. If we restructure the country back towards the regional model with reduced power at the center, then it won't matter where the presidnet is from as the regions will be the real centers of power. Only a restructured Nigeria can meet the challanges of the next years, if no restrcutre then the nation should split.

The same Bala who justified heardsmen carrying AK47 all over the place.
The same Bala who said all the Fulani all over Africa can come and graze in Nigeria.
He can say what he wants. There is a new generation of Southerners on the block who are no longer prepared to be ruled by Aboki overloads. From the SE to the SS to the SW the revolution is brewing. The South will rise! No turning back

I just love it when these Northen iditos talk nonsense. Malami, Garba Sheau and now this idiot. The more they talk, the more the people of the South will want to break away from this contraption. It is now clear even to the blind that the North are SCARED of the South breaking away. Why would they not be? All the wealth and resoruces of this country are in the South. We in the south should not mind them at all, all we need to do is UNITE. Unity is strength. If we can speak with one voice as we did in Asaba on ANY national issues, we can pepper the north big time. Let's not make the mistake of our forefathers Zik and Awo, It is time for the South to speak with one voice, to rise up and take it's rightful place.

The Asaba declaration pepper them no be small!!

Vickym1:
Buhari didn't attend their burial? Na wah ooo for this corn-tree

Buhari has dementia, they only allow him out in public in tightly controled and scripted circumstances, after pumping him full of all kinds of medication. Elderly people with demetia are only lucid for a few hours of the day. It's very posible that right now Buhari does not even know the COAS is dead

Anyword from the 'CIC'

Sad to say but this sentiment is very widespread in the North. All the SE politicans currently eyeing 2023 are just waisting their time. I don't agree with Kanu on a lot of things, but he's fundementally correct in his view that the Igbos don't really have a furture in present day Nigeria.

I actually hope the Fulani herdesmen in Edo state do not obey the ban on open grazzing and continue to bring their cows to the streets of Benin City, that will be free suya for everybody!!

Southerners shine your eyes. The north is trembling. The Asaba declaration really shook them, it was the first time in a long time that the south spoke with one voice. They will do ANYTHING to try and cause division among the south now. Dont' get involved in social medial battles with fellow 'southerners' most times it's northerners posing as southerners to cause disunity. SW, SE SS youths, reach out to each other. Create secure chat groups with each other. Start to build friendships, relationships with each other. 2023 is around the corner. A united south is the nightmare of the north. Let's make it happen.

Southerners you na too dey talk. While you are talking Northerners are acting. I will keep saying it the only hope we have is UNITY. All this SW v SE nonsense needs to end! Awo is dead, Zik is dead, Ojukwu is dead...why are we still carrying their matters on our heads 50 years later. This is OUR time. Once the South starts to speak with once voice we can really change this country. The Asaba declaration is just the start. We must present a united front and demand the total restructuring of this nation as a mandatory pre-requsite for elections in 2023, else the 1914 merger should be declared null and void. How long we will continue to accept this nonsense?

spacechuks:
so what is the IGP suggestions for better security? no single suggestion, rather we should remain in this police status that has refuse to work for almost 60years now

Atleast, we have use the federal police for close to 60years now, let us give state policing a try and see the difference, we cant keep doing sth one way and expect a different result,

The truth is that the north is afraid because they constitute over 90% of the police force, hence their various states cannot absorb their police force personnel when we adopt the state policing policy,

This clarify the PEST mantra of the north

FRAUD COUNTRY

The northerners just say No to everything. No to restructure, No to state police, No to ending quota system. It's like they are happy with the current mess of a country and just want to maintain the status quo. Just as was done with the Asaba declaration, the South needs to keep speaking with once voice. As long as we do that, we can move things forward in this country. Unity is strength.

Albert Einstein is reported to have said 'Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result' The current system of policing has shown itself to be totally defective. We are operating a Federal system of govt and as such the states and LG's are supposed to be fully autonomous. The idea of one centralized police force in such a structure is aboharant. We need state police and even LG constabularies. There will still be a role for a 'Federal Police' which will be similar to the US FBI dealing with inter state crime and backing up the state police forces.

Igbochief001:
But Igbos is closer to the ocean along river niger than edo

Edo is a landlock state so what's your point ? Are u not landlocked ?

What's the gurantee ishekiri won't join their Yoruba brother if they offer them better deal leaving u n your uhrobo brothers landlocked

Which edo land touches the sea ..no wonder u are dragging ijaw land

Gentle question. If Edo state is landlocked how were the Binis and the portuguese trading for 100s of years?

Igbochief001:
Ikwere lmao carry them and go abeg .... lmao

Hope u know they have no oil ooh if that's what u thinking ...

In 2021 are you really thinking about Oil has a vital resource? You do know that most G7 countries will not even be producing new fossil fuel cars in the next 10 years? Last year for the first time in UK history more energy was generated from renewable sources than from fossils. The world is moving away from Oil and in 10 years time a barrel of oil will struggle to sell for more than $20

Igbochief001:
What diplomacy are u talking about ...u want Igbos to beg you to allow ships come to our ports ? U are not serious

I know for a fact no niger Deltan hate Igbos that much to block ships coming to our inland port

But if they do then it means war simple

Why are Igbos so aggressive? Anyway things pan out, weather it's a restructured Nigeria or break up, we all need each other to succeed. Even if we break up, the bonds and ties that have grown over 100 years will mean we need to have a close relationship with each other. Only those who have not seen war, will be calling for war.

Malami and the northerners can say whatever they want. We are free men not slaves. If they refuse to accept the declared will of the South on open grazing, then the South MUST immediately begin the process of ending the Nigerian federation. I want my children to be able to invest in agriculture in peace. There can be no going back or compromise on this issue

Iam not a prophet but I can state with absolute certainty that...
The MD of the airline will be from the North
The Chairman of the board will be from the North
The head of operations will be from the North

Any candidate that is serious about restructuring the country, to become a true Federal Republic with power devolved to the states and LGA's is the best candidate. 2023 must not be about personalities but policies. Any president that tries to govern Nigeria with this current structure will fail.

Hell Rufai, you were quick to insult Umaru Yar'dua and GEJ. Now look at your life. You will finish your term as Kaduna Governor covered in shame and failure. Your dreams of becoming president of Nigeria will forever remain that. Dreams.

erico2k2:
yes BETHLEHEM IS IN PALESTINE, ITS IN THE WEST BANK, this is why loads of you are ignorant and have no clue and people take advantage of this as pastors and collect your money.Google Bethlehem
PS
Bethlehem is a Palestinian town south of Jerusalem in the West Bank. The biblical birthplace of Jesus, it’s a major Christian pilgrimage destination. The birth is marked by an inlaid silver star in a grotto under the 6th-century Church of the Nativity, which shares Manger Square with the 15th-century Church of St. Catherine and the 1860 Mosque of Oma

Thank you, you beat me to it. The ignorance shown by some on this site is truly scary.

BobbieZion:
Jesus was born in Bethlehem.
Is Bethlehem in Palestine?

And why should Christians support Muslims against Jews, would Muslims have done the same thing?

Hosea 4.1: My people perish for lack of knowledge. You asked about Bethlehem, here you go from google:

...Bethlehem is a Palestinian town south of Jerusalem in the West Bank. The biblical birthplace of Jesus, it’s a major Christian pilgrimage destination....

I wonder how many Nigerian Christians understand that the MAJORITY of christian holy sites are actually in Palestine?

erico2k2:
Listen to your damn self,have you been to Isreal B4?
All the holy sites of Christianity are all in Palestinian lands.you need to do more research,people are blinded 2 much in Nigeria

Thank you my brother. The ignorance of many Nigerian Christians is simply breathtaking.

DubaiLandLord1:
What are you smoking bro? Jesus a Palestine?

Go and get some education bro. Check on google where Bethlehem is.

sweetshisha:
Isreal is a Jewish state not a Christian State

Nigeria is a member of OIC, with Atleast 100 million Muslims, third most populous Muslim country

Thank you! This is why I always say the blackman is confused. There are more Palestinian Christian's than Israeli Christians. The birthplace of Jesus is actually in Palestine not Israel. Israel is a Jewish state, yet CAN blindly support them.