Barr. Anthony Agbasiere, Human rights advocate, has called on the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) to beam its searchlight on banks and individuals selling and stealing naira and stop dissipating its energy on those spraying naira.
The call came on the heels of the recent arrest of controversial cross-dresser Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye popularly known as Bobrisky, who is currently serving a six months jail terms without option of fine for abusing the Nigerian currency.
Agbasiere who spoke in Awka during the birthday celebration of Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Pool King Estate Nigeria, Hon. Gabriel Chukwunwendu stressed that nothing was wrong in spraying money, especially when one is in a happy mood.
He said, “For me, I do not see anything wrong with what Bobrisky did. Currency is being sprayed across the globe, even in the United State of America, people also spray dollar there without any arrest let alone arraignment. The US dollar has more value than naira. So the government should pursue substance and leave shadow.
“I do not blame EFCC entirely for discharging their statutory duty rather I blame the National Assembly whose job it is to make laws for good governance, law and order in the country.