A BDC operator at Wuse Zone 4, Abuja’s currency exchange hub, confirmed EFCC’s raid to Peoples Gazette.
On Friday, CBN revoked the operational licences of 4,173 BDC operators.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched a nationwide manhunt against persons involved in currency racketeering.
The local currency had last weekend plunged to a historic low of N890 per dollar.
The governor of the central bank, Godwin Emefiele, announced on Wednesday that new naira notes would be issued by December 15
The current parallel market exchange rate was monitored by Peoples Gazette Thursday night.
The Gazette had reported in July that the dollar hit a record high, trading at N710 against the dollar.
