NOA alerts public on fake currency circulation in Akwa Ibom

By: Famous9ja / August 3rd, 2025 / 25 views

NOA alerts public on fake currency circulation in Akwa Ibom

The national Orientation organization (NOA), Akwa Ibom Directorate, has alerted most of the people to the circulation of fake N1000 notes within the kingdom.

In a announcement released, the state director of NOA, Mkpoutom Mkpoutom, listed regions worse hit by means of the nefarious activities to include the coastal regions of Udung Uko, Mbo, Oron, Okobo and Ibeno local government regions.

Mkpoutom stated that there were showed intelligence reports of syndicates flooding the coastal regions with faux N1000 notes. The declaration in element reads

There had been showed brain reports of syndicates flooding the coastal areas of Udung Uko, Mbo, Oron, Okobo and Ibeno with faux N1000 notes with batch numbers 364232 and 898248 with blurred graphics, watermarks and abnormal security functions.

The syndicates exploit the peak commercial hours of predominant neighborhood markets inside the kingdom to perform transactions with the counterfeit notes and defraud unsuspecting POS operators and different merchants”

The kingdom director defined this heinous crime as unpatriotic and able to distorting the Nigerian financial system and appealed to the general public to be vigilant and cooperate with safety businesses to convey the culprits to justice.


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