Saturday, August 2, 2025 - The National Orientation Agency (NOA), Akwa Ibom Directorate, has alerted the general public to the circulation of fake N1000 notes within the state.
In a statement released, the state director of NOA, Mkpoutom
Mkpoutom, listed areas worse hit by the nefarious activities to include the
coastal areas of Udung Uko, Mbo, Oron, Okobo and Ibeno Local Government Areas.
Mkpoutom said that there had been confirmed intelligence
reports of syndicates flooding the coastal areas with fake N1000 notes. The
statement in part reads
“There have
been confirmed intelligence reports of syndicates flooding the coastal areas of
Udung Uko, Mbo, Oron, Okobo and Ibeno with fake N1000 notes with batch numbers
364232 and 898248 with blurred portraits, watermarks and irregular security
features.
The
syndicates exploit the peak commercial hours of major local markets in the
state to carry out transactions with the counterfeit notes and defraud
unsuspecting POS operators and other merchants''
The state director described this heinous crime as
unpatriotic and capable of distorting the Nigerian economy and appealed to the
public to be vigilant and cooperate with security agencies to bring the
culprits to justice.
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