‘People can’t buy food’ — former immigration boss bemoans scarcity of new naira notes in Yobe community | TheCable
, the Central Bank of Nigeria had said the old series of N200, N500, and N1,000 naira notes will cease to be legal tender in the country after January 31.
“Spoke to a few in Geidam, Yobe state — the situation is critical. No single bank in town due to insecurity. POS has stopped collecting old notes, and they don’t have the new ones. Transaction has stopped. Children, old and poor, are crying because they can’t sell or buy food,” he tweeted.to the CBN to grant special concession to residents to enable them exchange their old naira notes for the redesigned notes.
“The CBN should be considerate to provide special services to such areas with special needs to avoid making them victims and losing their money,” Buni said.
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