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CBN Freezes Accounts Of Churches - We Are Looking For Boko Haram Sponsors by iamnigeria: 1:03pm On Jun 21, 2013 |
From - http://www.iamnigeria.net/2013/06/cbn-freezes-accounts-of-churches-in.html Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)have frozen the bank accounts of most churches in Nigeria under the guise of seeking for sponsors of Boko Haram. Many churches have been stranded since the past two weeks due to their inability to withdraw money from most commercial banks due to a CBN directive that they must provide their list of shareholders and directors before they could access their funds. The churches in addition are required to fill forms which will be taken to Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)for endorsement before even a kobo will be withdrawn by them. This stance of the CBN under Sanusi have crippled a lot of church activities within the past two weeks. In Enugu, a cleric who anchors Healing Has Begun crusade, Archbishop A.A Nwodika had course to cancel a crusade because the fund to prosecute it was trapped in banks. In the same note, the preparations for the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) biennial conference in Enugu State billed for next month is being hampered because PFN cannot access their account and their State chairman, Bishop Obi Onubogu whose attempt to access the funds was unsuccessful had called upon concerned members to assist them with aid so that the conference does not fail. This stance of the CBN was principally given as caused by the determination of the Bank to fish out financial sponsors of terrorism including the routes through which they launder money. The Christian Association of Nigeria have threatened a showdown with CBN and whosoever is responsible for the order. Some of their executives decried a situation whereby some churches with connection to the presidency are exempted while the majority are bugged down by such orders. The CAN leadership under Oritsejafor had asked all the churches affected not to fill any form in any bank . They asked their members whose funds have been so seized to forward such evidences to their respective state secretariat for onward transmission to the national secretariat. The legal adviser of CAN have threatened legal redress if Sanusi and his cohorts at CBN do not lift the order. CAN leadership gave the order at Umuahia last week when they converged to inaugurate the newly elected Abia State Chapter of the organization. They argued that churches are registered under Act C which is for non governmental organization while the CBN demands is for Act F which obtains for business organizations. What is surprising to many is that President Goodluck Jonathan had earlier said that Boko Haram sponsors are in his government. His special assistants on Media, Reuben Abati and Doyin Okupe had alluded to the fact that Boko Haram is sponsored by certain Northern Muslims. Therefore, one is confused at how pastors and gospel ministers, especially in the South East, South West and South South have suddenly become sponsors and financial backers of Boko Haram . Those involved in money laundering are politicians and public servants and these people are accessing their funds freely while churches and pastors are being unnecessarily victimized and indirectly tagged sponsors of Boko Haram. |
Re: CBN Freezes Accounts Of Churches - We Are Looking For Boko Haram Sponsors by successmen: 10:46pm On Jun 21, 2013 |
E good may them check am. |
Re: CBN Freezes Accounts Of Churches - We Are Looking For Boko Haram Sponsors by Hadone(m): 7:52am On Jun 22, 2013 |
Re: CBN Freezes Accounts Of Churches - We Are Looking For Boko Haram Sponsors by phillippiano(m): 8:31am On Jun 22, 2013 |
so dat guy, Sanusi mean say na xtians dey support Bh or wat? |
Re: CBN Freezes Accounts Of Churches - We Are Looking For Boko Haram Sponsors by apoti(m): 8:33am On Jun 22, 2013 |
I hope they remembered to freeze mosque accounts too |
Re: CBN Freezes Accounts Of Churches - We Are Looking For Boko Haram Sponsors by jjcbuthot: 9:03am On Jun 22, 2013 |
And you are so sure those fanatical jet loving religious readers can't be used by politicians? Allow Sanusi to do his job - both islamic and xtian organisations are affected. |
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