The Nigerians public has not heard
anything about the 2.1 billion in 1,000 Naira notes that had been stolen
at the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Corporation (NSPMC)
around November of 2012 after the initial exposure of this shameful
theft.
The governor of the Central Bank of
Nigeria (CBN), Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, who at that time in the news
calling for the Federal Government to sack 50% of its staff to save
money, however, is the chairman of the board of the (NSPMC), and the CBN
governor who is known to be garrulous on any issue that catches his
fancy, Boko Haram, Niger Delta militancy, Nigeria's federalism etc, has
uncharacteristically remained mute about this monumental theft under his
watch.
It would be recalled that NaijaPundit
reported that after the theft, Ehi Okomoyon, the chief executive of
NSPMC was ordered to proceed on indefinite leave and replaced in acting
capacity by one Ahmed Bamali.
The same treatment was meted out to one Emmanuel Bala, who until he was asked to go on leave was head of security at the NSPMC.
It was alleged that strangely there were
no CCTVs in place at the NSPMC which contributed to the ease with which
the funds disappeared.
What has happened to the probe over the
disappearance of the money or Sanusi and his board expecting the issue
to die a natural death as with most issues in Nigeria?
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