The Osun State Police Command has warned members of the public, especially Point of Sale operators and filling station attendants involved in the sale or abuse of naira notes to desist or be arrested.
The warning was contained in a statement signed by the command’s spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, on Wednesday.
The statement said the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Patrick Longe, had directed the Area Commanders, and Divisional Police Officers to carry out full enforcement of the provisions of sections 20 and 21 of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act, 2007, which criminalises, amongst other things, the abuse of naira.
It read in part, “The Osun Police Command is using this medium to warn members of the public who are into unethical behaviour, especially POS operators and filling stations to jettison such, as the police command has directed intelligence unit of the command to arrest and subsequently prosecute such individuals or groups engaged in the sale or abuse of the naira notes issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
“The Commissioner of Police has equally directed the Area Commanders, and Divisional Police Officers to carry out full enforcement of the provisions of Sections 20 and 21 of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act, 2007 which criminalises amongst other things, the hawking, selling, trading, spraying, matching, falsifying or counterfeiting of bank notes, refusal to accept the naira as a means of payment, tampering with the naira notes issued by the CBN.
“The police command, therefore, enjoins members of the public to cooperate with the police to ensure violators are brought to book.”
