ISWAP Gives Out Old Naira Notes To Travelers On The Borno Highway

Prior to the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) deadline for the Naira swap, terrorists affiliated with the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) gave out large quantities of old Naira notes to a large number of commuters in the Lake Chad Basin.

According to reports, the event happened on Saturday, January 28, in Guzamala LGA of Borno State along the Maiduguri/Monguno route.

The ISWAP members were described by eyewitnesses to the media as having two gun trucks and wearing military camouflage.

According to a local, Bakura Ibrahim, the rebels stood by the roadside with bags of old naira notes and took cover under a tree.

He said; “We left Monguno at about 12 noon. As we approached Mairari, there were no existing checkpoints in the area; we were apprehensive.

“They stopped us and asked if we were going to Maiduguri, then they started giving each person 100,000 old naira notes, but we could not believe it. They gave each occupant of the Golf Volkswagen.”

Another source said;  “The group simply told us, “If you think you can go to their banks and change it to new naira, go and do so; may Allah make it beneficial to you.”