God1000: Nigerians are rejecting the old naira notes more than ever before following the statement from CBN yesterday that the old naira notes are no longer legal tender
The commercial car driver I approached yesterday on my way to work rejected the old 500 naira note, I later entered free government bus.
Market men and women are also rejecting old naira notes, you can't buy anything now with old naira notes
This will further exacerbate the already awful situation in the country
How to handle that old 500 naira after this coming Friday:
Some banks would take it... Also find a POS that accept it. Friday is the last day CBN would collect it. You have to fill form and give BVN plus amount you intend t deposit, generate a code and go to the CBN, they would despite in your account after approval and collection.
After the February 17th Deadline, this is what you should do to you old currency;
9jaRealist: Don’t break the damn law, and nobody will “exploit” you dummies… This is akin to complaining that a thief stole something you had stolen!! SMDH >
It is kind of what I suspect NDLEA does. It was the police that enticed them to commit the offense then turn around to arrest them. If the officers where not offering a ride, they probably would have thought of breaking the law. It's kind of funny and disturbing at the same time. 50k charges from someone who is looking for Okada.
wolebest: It's obvious that Satan-win Emefiele (an Igbo man from Delta State) is a willing tool to destabilize the country, so that elections can be postponed indefinitely.
But the resilience of Nigerians and God will prevail over the wickedness Buhari and his cabal is visiting on the average Nigerians.
If election day you chose to protest instead of voting, other parts of the country that didn't fight in election day, would determine who would be Nigerian leaders for the next 4 to 8 years.
a4cube: Your family needs you more than the politicians that are using you.
Those who lead the EndSARS protect can not name 5 people that died... Nnamdi Kanu can't name 5 people that were killed in peaceful demonstration for Biafra... It is only their true loved ones that remember them and are negativity affected by their lose.
Okada ban: Lagos residents allege ‘organised’ exploitation by policemen
Some Lagos residents have alleged exploitation by some policemen who pretend to be riders of commercial motorcycles, popularly called Okada, which have been banned in some parts of the state.
The residents, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday, said that the alleged perpetrators were usually in Okada uniform and deliberately drove their victims to a task force against Okada riding.
According to the residents, the ‘Okada riders’ carry their passengers to a waiting task force for arrest.
They alleged that after the arrest, the task force, made up of policemen, would allow the ‘Okada riders’ to drive off but threaten the passengers with prosecution.
They said that the task force would take the passengers to their station and make them to pay as much as N50,000 for bail.
The residents listed some of the areas where policemen allegedly perpetrate the act to include Oshodi, Iyana-Ipaja, Sango, Ikotun, Ketu and Mile 12.
A resident, who claimed to have fallen victim, Mr Akinyemi Oni, alleged that it was a planned exploitation.
He said that both the ‘Okada riders’ and the task force were working together.
Mr Linus Chukwuka, who also claimed to have fallen victim, said that the alleged perpetrators were taking advantage of Okada ban in some parts of Lagos to extort the residents.
Chukwuka called on the state government to repair bad roads and speed up ongoing road constructions causing traffic jam.
“Some of the victims of this exploitation were forced to use bikes to meet up with appointments, as using vehicles will waste their time in traffic,” he said.
NAN reports that Lagos State Government banned commercial motorcycle operation in 10 local government areas and five local council development areas.
The ban took effect from June 1, 2022, as part of measures to secure lives and property.
The affected council areas include Ikeja, Lagos Mainland, Lagos Island, Eti-Osa, Surulere and Apapa.
The others include Kosofe, Oshodi-Isolo, Shomolu, Mushin, Ikosi-Isheri, Agboyi-Ketu, Isolo, Bariga and Odi-Olowo.
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu had warned that, if arrested, both the Okada riders and their passengers would be liable to three years’ imprisonment and/or a fine of N50,000 each.
He added that the Okada would be confiscated.
“We will crush that bike and the public will see the crushing process. This is in line with the provisions of Section 46, Sub-Section 1, 2 and 3 of the Transport Sector Reform Law, 2018,” Sanwo-Olu said.
Contacted, the spokesman for the police command in Lagos State, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, described the alleged victims as law breakers who should be arrested.
Hundeyin said that the law banning commercial motorcycle operation in the affected areas had not been repealed.
He listed the alleged victims’ offences as riding on Okada in prohibited areas and offering bribe to public officers.
He also said that bribe collection by a public officer remained an offence.
“The ‘victims’ should report the conduct of the officers, with their names, to their divisional police officers or the police public relations officer,” he added.
olusolaalisha: The only CBN branch I know in Lagos is in broad street, so u are expecting people from egbeda, ikotun, epe to come and deposit in island.
I will just dye the money blue. just 2k
Trust me, it wont work because their is little red on the money and the date id 2022... Best you give someone that is going to exchange. POS cn collected it, find a God-fearing agent.
Dyed 1k note looks different and in bank, they go damage am.
onuman: Any Igbo voter who because of Somon Ekpa's orders, refuses to go and cast his/her vote on election day, is a SLAVE TO SIMON EKPA.
Listening to Ekpa's video broadcast, and where he said that his sit at home order may be reviewed anytime, one could see easily that Ekpa is scheming for money from both sides of the divide - money from sponsors of his sit at home order, and money from opponents of his sit at home order.
They can't vote for their son and expect everyone else to vote for him.
Obi can not win but it the Igbos can vote, they might be a runoff election (the results for all three candidates might be too close so two would have to merge for a second attempt).