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HURIWA calls for the immediate arrest of Prophet Odumeje for abusing Nigeria’s currency

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Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called for the arrest of popular Onitsha-based Prophet Chukwuemeka Odumeje, The Lion.

In the statement they released by The National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, and the National Media Affairs Director, Zainab Yusuf on Sunday, they accused the prophet of serially abusing Nigeria’s legal tender.

“We have watched with disappointments as this self-professed prophet Odumuje kept abusing and defacing the national currency and both the Police and the CBN have failed for many months to stamp their authorities and prosecute these serial abusers of the national currency,” the statement reads.

“We ask the CBN to ensure that that the legal provisions that should have protected the naira notes from abuse which are today being observed more in the breach than in compliance should be reversed.

“It is true as observed recently by a patriotic citizen that quite disappointingly, CBN and the security agencies have had their eyes glue-closed while the nation and its inhabitants suffer from preventable abuses of the national currency.

“Just as we reaffirm and re-echo the fact as stated by an observer that as it were, the law against abuse of naira has been in place for over a decade, yet the CBN is still at the stage of “awareness creation” and “sensitization” of the citizens whereas religious houses are openly celebrating the abuses of the national currency which is a legal tender that ought to be respected by the citizens and everyone in Nigeria.”

HURIWA recalled that according to Section 21(3) of CBN Act 2007 “spraying of, dancing or matching on the Naira or any note issued by the Bank (CBN) during social occasions or otherwise howsoever shall constitute abuse and defacing of the Naira or such note and shall be punishable under Sub-section 1 of this section.”

Indeed, several videos of Prophet Odumeje spraying the Nairas in the air has been emerging over the past couple of months.

Recently, ordinary Nigerians called for his arrest after a video of him emerged showing him spraying money at Shoprite.

SourceHURIWA

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