CBN Denies Knowledge Of Ikoyi Loot
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has distanced itself from the controversial N15 billion Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos cash haul.
This was made known as CBN spokesman Isaac Okorafor told The Nation that the apex bank did not know the source of the money.
According to Okorafor the CBN issued serial currencies to banks which are at liberty to give such currencies to their clients.
"I do not know the source of the money; we (CBN) only issue currencies to banks which then transmit the currencies to their customers.” Okorafor said.
It will be recalled that the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), acting on a tip-off on Wednesday, stormed an apartment at Osborne Towers, Ikoyi Lagos where they found $43,449,947, £27,800
and N23,218,000 stacked inside a fireproof safe.
The discovery has generated controversies over who the owner of the fund is as well as the owner of the apartment where it was found.
This was made known as CBN spokesman Isaac Okorafor told The Nation that the apex bank did not know the source of the money.
According to Okorafor the CBN issued serial currencies to banks which are at liberty to give such currencies to their clients.
"I do not know the source of the money; we (CBN) only issue currencies to banks which then transmit the currencies to their customers.” Okorafor said.
It will be recalled that the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), acting on a tip-off on Wednesday, stormed an apartment at Osborne Towers, Ikoyi Lagos where they found $43,449,947, £27,800
and N23,218,000 stacked inside a fireproof safe.
The discovery has generated controversies over who the owner of the fund is as well as the owner of the apartment where it was found.
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