The Department of State Service (DSS) in Anambra on Friday raided some markets in Awka and Onitsha in search of illegal foreign currency hawkers.
A trade at the Eke Market in Awka, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) under condition of anonymity, that some hawkers of foreign currencies were arrested.
He said that the DSS operatives also carted away huge sums of foreign currencies seized from the hawkers.
“We scampered for our lives when we saw them inside the market in the early hours of the day because no one knew their mission initially.
“They took over the market until later when we were able to find out their mission,’’ he said.
A senior official of the DSS, who confirmed the raid to NAN under condition of anonymity, said that they acted on directive.
He said that the exercise also took place in Onitsha, while other major markets in the state would also be raided.
“We are worried that some commercial banks’ officials were conniving with the hawkers in the markets to destabilise the government efforts to the sale the foreign currencies at cheaper rates.
“The economy is seriously affected by the actions of the illegal hawkers of foreign currencies.
“Our objective is to bring sanity in the system and let Nigerians procure the foreign currencies at government regulation,’’ he said.
He urged them to go and secure licence to legalise their business operations.
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You people should keep enjoying it.they will soon give you urine to drink.you fools.all you know is how to do business and make noise every were with money.dont you know that money without power is useless?this can never be done in the western nigeria and northern nigeria.just only in the east this nonsense is happening.the army is every were on the road intimidating our old parents at home.when you get to were they are you must not make calls,and if you are on the bike what ever you are carrying you must off it and come down and push it with your hand before you can pass.some time they will stop you without any offenses to ask you to start cearing the bush or pack sand into as many sack as they wish you to.this too much.we are not at war but going through all sorts. Just to intimidate the eastern region.but it is unfortunates that the igbos have gone so cold that they have to live and get use to sufferings,marginalized,and intimidation.
BROS U AV SPOKEN MY MIND! Keep it up
Both of u shud shut up. N be positive 4 once. Always politicizing every move. Yet u still swallow d bitter pill. Cnt u c dat d more u antagonize d more u get d bad outcome of every move. Yet u cant change the situation. Dats wat we igbos r known for. Yet we r at d bad side of politics. Pls jst get somtin to do with ur lives.
Mor swet in peace time less blood in war
Obiora u lied even b4 now whn u reach a check point were Army are they u dnt mak call or recieved call they hav witness dt serevally includn dt of bike whn u reachd they u will com down n roll ur bike pass them b4 u start it n go, so we shld stop all dis fake news.
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Since your people dont want peace in Nigeria, because they believe they have guns to fight Nigerian army, let them try, every body is in anger of economic crises now it will befall upon them
Auwal did your people want peace? Look at how your people are waistting solders in maduguri
Is Awka a Niger delta? Nigeria is coursed
AAI, I like how you ppl add SE as mother and father of SS, pls let them know this and allow them make decisions with us when necessary, they are unhappy bc SW/North used them and dumped them with GEJ, not SE, the enemy SW/north told them of. Democracy is opposition, bear it, not all will agree.
A confused government.
Any man that is blind and confused must wander here and there in search of something to grasp and support himself. So, what Buhari’s government is doing is an act of either blindness of wickedness or even both.
Some army check point in anambra state when you meet them from far away they will ask every body to come down from their car or bus raise up there two hands and start working untill when you see them no more including rev.father
The wheel of Justice grinds slowly but perfectly.
Nonsense
Up you DSS…keep it up! Where were these tribal & regional apologist when the same people were raided in Kano? Those concerned didn’t whip up sentiment in whatever guise, so why are you guys trying to read tribe & regional meaning into the laudable, commendable & timely action of the Security Agency?
Dummy at your age, your father should have use condom the day you were procurate
Collins is dat ur own opinion? Chaiii
@Emerson collins: whatever your name is & where ever you come from i won’t dignify you with answer b’cos people from your side are known to use even their parents for money rituals all for quick money. So if trully you have some respectable elders at home as well as some decent upbringing you won’t use such puerile language on social media talkless of using it on me.
Anyway, the DSS had done the needful so go jump into the lagoon for all i care!
When the hallucination and dementia set in you that’s makes you run your mouth like a kido
Yoruba bunch of traitors who even despise themselves,
It seem like you have been hexed by buhari cos even your dad tinubu has woefully failed you people just because buhari has use Yoruba for ritual already, get brain pls, next time dnt try to incur wrath.
Afonjas always sopport what their master do against igbo
Yoruba people How market?
In every situation dat develops in nigeria, tribal, sectional & nepotism will always come up. But in all only d brave will discharge in gud conscience. D raid i was meant to understand is to force money changers to kowtow goverment’s instruction which they had refused to obey. I also read dat it has yielded positive results in kano, kaduna, ph and lagos.
Why raiding the markets, currency is a matter of demand and supply. By the way is the dollar being sold wether in Kano, Ph, Anambra part of the loot of treasury. If the central bank does not have enough foreign currency to surpport d economy why disturbing private dealers that are filling the void with their hard earned money. Is it govt. money? This action is purely sadistic. Pls stop reading ethinic sentiments to it. It is affecting everybody.
Again let me correct u. The raides are not loudable like u said, in my opinion they are tyranical bcos the govt virtually does not have any clue to the solution. I rest my case.
Is unfortunate that bragging by buhari and acceptance of unqualified job by buhari and group led us to here again. Soon they will beat priests to say what they want to hear while many hail them. They should as well phase out economics as a subject and course in our institutions,since it is saying a different thing for Nigeria.
Cool tempa,OO, face the truth, if it happened in Kano, and no reaction doesn’t make it right. Pls, this is not military regime, I know apc and foots soldiers are fighting to succeed by all means, to run from decapitation by the electorate in 2019,they shouldn’t bc they are not and will not conduct free and fair elections in Nigeria.
APC and Buhari have failed Nigerians. Revolution is the only answer.
APC, government of the fools, by the illiterates and for the fraudsters and looters. Shame on you APC government, leaving what you ought to do and decide to disturb innocent nigerians.
but they are every where, or are they targeting a certain group of people?
@Herbert Okolie: Thank God you said in “your” opinion and your opinion cannot & will not represent others’ opinion including mine! Equally, the idea to you wasn’t laudable (not loudable) as you claim but to some of us who are in the majority, moreso that the concerned party involved supported it as timely means you aren’t in a better position to educate me.
Intimidating nigerian wil neva solve the problem
So all these malams that are selling currencies in even market in lagos are invisible ? One Nigeria i hail thee
Tribal sentiment my brother ur type of igbo man is out dated. So wat will u do about it . If nt making noise here.
The people affected at awka, are they Igbos? Never knew Igbos sell currency now.
Penis sorry #denis i just went through you profile and found out that you are just one of those high institution by force . Polyneked three credits in four sitting . The way you cuddle women in your pictures simply means that you are a loafer , ofeke ama ebe eniri nna ya . Carry over supper man . Until you carry naze , agbala obibi ezena and imerienwe on your head . Moron is futo not near you before you chose junior and inferior standard
@ Dennis, Air Ur Opinion & Leave.Dnt Come Here To Teach People What To Say Or How To Say It,Cos Ive Seen That Some Of The People U Tend To Teach What To Say Are Even Beta Than U.Teacher Teach Me Nonsense,pls we Ve Seen Ur Type Around Often,the Efulefu’s.Right 4rm The Civil War Days Till Now,u Guys Has Alwayz Been Around,but Pls Grow Up & Learn How To Talk Cos Its Beta To Talk Less Than To Talk Nonsense.I Rest My Case!
Dundy has nt grown wise enough to knw d world is evolving evryday. Yesta yr approach adopted cnt work in ds jet era
Why blame Buhari don’t you have people in d senate and house of rep are they not aware of all d intimidatn easterners are suffering now all they do is to appropriate money for their pockets with urgency and delay dat for d masses in d name of debates hmmm na wa o
Wot a confused government wit rigid economic policies.
I meant either blindnes or wickednes or even both.
The DSS has raided kano black market and arrested 40 suspects. Its not peculiar to east alone. Haba
I call on all Igbos to grant jungle justice to any fool that will come into somebody’s private office, shop or market and start raiding especially without permission and identity verification.
#MyMind
This is a Zoo for Christ sake.
Thieves are in big trouble
You called it illegal foreign currency snd DSS is chasing you because you people are perpetrators of illegality then, which one concerns BUHARI. You want to prevent DSS from carrying out their legitimate duty.
Solomon some of u are d anti buhari administration bt still u con’t stop him
Why say so? Buhari is stoppable. He is violating the peoples’ rights under the constitution.
What did u no abt constutn
If these had been happening in the era of PDP and now APC doing same to the opposite. Then their slogan shud have be ‘REVENGE’
Hausa people are selling g the money here in alaba know body disturbing them why anambra
Will d raiding of markets solve d financial inadequacies and incompetence of dis ungodly govt,i will suggest dat d govt suld go back to d drawing board bcos right frm d unset d govt got their economic policies all wrong,what we have in our financial circle are green horns cum round peg in square holes
HMMMMMMMMMM PEOPLE OF NIGERIA RELAX GOD IS WORKING THINGS OUT SOON THESE BUHARI’S DOG WILL SOON RETIRE
What do you think is wrong in that.
Buhari is looking for money any how to finance his useless budget hahahaha igbo get sense pass him dss can’t see kobo here and if they do any how we will show them okija shrine……… Kill any d and ssssssssssssssssss around ur house at night they are criminals
Lai lai mohammed
Willi is working but i dont see what he is doing to protect his state
For a people God has blessed no man can curse.
Always fight against the BIAFRANS , WHY NOT LAGOS OR ABUJA OR EVEN KANO????? . SOME IDIOTS WILL CALL IT SENTIMENTS ! .. hahahahahahahahaha my great people , support BIAFRA RESTORATION NOW else you perish . Biafra is here !.
Am sure d Igbo are not ready 4 d real Biafara nation. They r using it just a political tool 2 press 4 their demands. But if rili u know dat u r beta dan odas, just park out quitely and am sure no idiot wil beg u 2 come bak. Do u knw dat Igbo r d worse set of people in Nigeria?
I think the people are over ready. nigeria is merely existing on borrowed time now.
Nothing like demand and supply in an undisciplened society like nigeria where roundtripping is the order. There must be a law limitting amount of foreighn currency you can hold as individual.
Why are we always in supporting evildoers and be against govt whose efforts have been to stabilize our currency by moving against forex hoarders?DSS UP YOU.DON’T SPARE ANY OF THEM THAT ARE MAKING THINGS DIFICULT FOR NIGERIANS
Get away you.
u can go on if u Rich 39 day u can stopped
This is the most confused administration in Nigeria. Bullharry u ar disgrace to leadership, shame to u and ur advicers
But they have did this at Kano markets now and no body complained about that why complaining about Anambra, this is stupidity among masses
Who asked you to keep mute then? If you see a robber in your house and keep mute, your neighbours will also stay put vise versa!
Hatred can never solve our problem as a people
The fools shall remian that as long as they live, who in Nigeria that do not know the money changers….go to ama awusa in owerri or presidential hotel junction ph and arest all with foriegn currency to start with.
This illegal and unconstitutional terrorist organization called DSS, has now turned to EFCC!
On what ground is DSS invading and searching people’s privacy!
Of course it’s expected because everything about terrorist/rapist Muhammudu is subjugation and intimidation!
Why
#Olawale u’re the reading sentiment and ethnicity into it
Na command and control economic style. It works with creating fear not bringing some fresh ideas.
Analogue style of governance .we have have taken thirty three years step backwards since may29 , 2016.This are the consequences of having a bull in a Chinese shop. Naija don jagajaga. We were eating bread and fish but opted for stones,scorpions and koboko till 2019. God help us.
Fabulous idea!
illiteracy is buhai’s problem.
This is another shameless exhibition of Buhari’s FG’s APC’s disillusionment, paranoia, schizophrenic and satanic attitude to always suppress, oppress and treat innocent Nigerians as scavengers.