Commercial Banks in Kwara state have stopped collecting old Naira notes from Customers Who visited Banks to deposit.
Customers, who visited Banks to deposit money included ,Traders, Business Operators, among other individuals in the State.
The Development, which was noticed Early Monday morning in some of the leading Commercial Banks in the state capital, Caught Bank Customers Unawares as they expressed shock over the issue.
Some People said that Old Naira notes and the redesigned Naira notes had been used to transact Business among People in Major Markets and Transporters in the early Part of Monday, adding that Banks Should have notified Customers.
Radio Nigeria lnvestigations revealed that Bank officials had advised some Traders and Business Operators, identified as big-time Customers, in the state last Friday, to Stop Collecting Old Naira notes from People who Patronize them for Business transaction.
It was gathered that the advice was Borne out of the February 10 Deadline given by the CBN before the Supreme Court ruling.
In Separate Telephone interviews with Some Commercial Bank managers in the State Capital, Said their Banks had Stopped Collecting or Swapping Old Naira notes since Friday.
Ali Muhammad Rabiu
