The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed banks to
place a post-no-debit on the bank accounts of 18 companies.
A post-no-debit means that all debit transactions, including
ATMs and cheques, on the accounts, have been blocked but can receive inflows.
The circular, signed by Haruna B. Mustapha, director of
banking supervision, on Thursday, also instructed banks to send details of the
accounts.
Last year, CBN also instructed banks to freeze accounts of
38 companies, including premier Lotto, owned by Adebutu Kessington, a Nigerian
businessman popularly known as “Baba Ijebu”.
“You are hereby
directed to place all accounts of the under-listed customers on Post-No-Debit
(PND) restriction,” the circular reads.
The affected companies include Bakori Mega Services,
Ashambrakh General Enterprise, Namuduka Ventures Limited, Crosslinks Capital
and Investment Limited, IGP Global Synergy Limited, Davedan Mille Investment
Limited and Urban Laundry.
Others are Advanced Multi-Links Services Limited, Spray
Resources, Al-Ishaq Global Resources Limited, Himark Intertrades, Charblecom
Concept Limited, Wudatage Global Resources.
Also included are Treynor Soft Ventures, Fyrstrym Global
Concepts Limited, Samarize Global Nigeria Limited, and Zahraddeen Haruna
Shahru.
The apex bank did not state any reason for the action.
The affected accounts belong to bureaux de change (BDCs),
construction firms, investment companies, laundering services, and property
companies.
It is undeerstood that it may be connected to the ongoing
clampdown on illegal foreign exchange trading since the ban on forex sales to
BDCs.
Few days ago, the apex bank got a court injunction to freeze
the accounts of four technology trading platforms over alleged illegal forex
transactions and cryptocurrency trading.
The platforms have denied wrongdoings.
On Friday, the apex also threatened to revoke licences of
microfinance banks dealing in foreign exchange (FX) transactions.
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