In the said video, some residents of Wadata were seen pulling out bags of what looked like decomposing papers from a store.
The Nigeria Police Force has said that a trending video on social media purported to be bags of rotten naira notes discovered in a store at the Police Barracks in the Wadata area of Makurdi town is “misinformation.”
The Benue State Police Command debunked the video trending in a statement, issued in Makurdi by its Public Relations Officer, Superintendent, SP, Catherine Anene, where the command also promised to conduct a thorough investigation into the matter.
In the said video, some residents of Wadata were seen pulling out bags of what looked like decomposing papers from a store claiming it was money discovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Part of the statement read, “On December 13, 2022 at about 12 noon, information was received at A Police Division Makurdi, that hidden Naira notes were recovered from Police Barracks, Wadata.
“Police detectives sent on investigation to the scene recovered wasted papers in a shop close to Wadata Police Barracks, Makurdi.”
“The owner of the shop, Mr. Isah Suleiman was invited for questioning and he tendered a licence issued to him by Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, for waste management.
“He added that these wasted papers are usually gotten from CBN and processed into mosquito repellents. Investigation has been extended to CBN for confirmation," the statement added.