Section 21(3) of the CBN Act 2007 provides that mishandling of the naira is a punishable offence.
Principal Manager, Currency Operations Department at the CBN, Ms Ngozi Etim, give the warning when she spoke with NAN.
She say CBN dey work with the police, the FIRS, the EFCC and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit to curb the abuse.
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“Money should not be squeezed but be put in envelopes. Oil should not be allowed to touch money; keep it neat like you keep your clothes.
“You do not dirty your clothes and you do not keep your clothes on the ground, so, there is need to keep our naira well,’’
There have been videos of famous Nigerians, including politicians, subjecting the naira to abuse.
Naira notes have also become items of trade at garages and motor parks in different parts of the country, especially during festive periods.
The CBN has, however, declared that anybody caught abusing the naira would be punished.
“There have also been cases where people mishandle the naira, deface it, or hawk it at parties.
“Contrary to the practice of these unpatriotic persons, it is neither cultural nor moral for people to disrespect the currency, which citizens trade in,’’
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