Naira scarcity: DSS indicts commercial banks, intercepts new note sellers

The Department of State Services (DSS), has announced the arrest of sellers of new Naira notes in various parts of Nigeria.

In a statement signed by its DSS Public Relations Officer, Dr. Peter Afunanya, on Monday, several commercial bank officials were complicit in the crime.

The statement said, “The Department of State Services (DSS) hereby informs the public that it has intercepted some members of organised syndicates involved in the sale of the newly redesigned naira notes. In the course of its operations, in this regard in parts of the country, it was also established that some Commercial Bank officials are aiding economic malfeasance.

“Consequently, the Service warns the currency racketeers to desist from this ignoble act. Appropriate regulatory authorities are, in this same vein, urged to step up monitoring and supervisory activities to expeditiously address emerging trends.

“It should be noted that the Service has ordered its Commands and Formations to further ensure that all persons and groups engaged in the illegal sale of the notes are identified. Therefore, anyone with useful information relating to this is encouraged to pass the same to the relevant authorities.”