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Justice Eleoje Enenche of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja on Monday restrained the Federal Government and 27 listed commercial banks from suspending, stopping, extending or interfering with the currency redesignation terminal date of February 10 or issue any directive contrary to the date.
Also restrained were the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), Central Bank of Nigeria and the Governor of CBN, Godwin Emefiele.
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In a motion exparte filed by five of the 18 political parties, Justice Enenche also granted an order directing the CEO’s of the banks and their alter egos to show cause why they should not be arrested and prosecuted for the economic and financial sabotage of the country by their hoarding, withholding, not paying or disbursing the new N200 N500 and N1000 bank notes despite supply of such notes by the CBN.
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