“Those charges at this time should be stopped,” the CBN governor said.
PoS centres still operating are owned by bank officials who get the money directly from their banks without going through the ATM.
Cash-strapped, many Awka residents have become stranded.
The lawmakers noted that Nigeria lacked the right infrastructure to effectively operate a cashless system.
ATM points across the city have been taken over by long queues of people scrambling to get the new notes.
The police command in Lagos has summoned six police officers to its headquarters in Ikeja over the extortion of N100,000 from a civilian.
The police said the incident happened on Independence Day, stressing that the mob burnt the suspected robbers beyond recognition.
The politician said beneficiaries went through “an extensive training” on how to run a POS business.
The police vowed to treat POS operators found to have knowingly enabled extortions by their officers as accomplices.
Court sentenced a 26-year-old point of sale (POS) operator Chukwu Philip to six months imprisonment for stealing his employer’s N153,000.
