The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has clarified that a ₦5,000 note featuring the image of President Bola Tinubu, which has gone viral on social media, is fake.
The CBN, in a post via its 𝕏 account on Thursday, urged members of the public to disregard the image.
The apex bank dismissed speculations that it had released a sample of a ₦5,000 note featuring President Tinubu.
“This content is fake. Let the public be guided,” the CBN statement read.
The CBN made the clarification after the image went viral on social media, with some netizens alleging that the apex bank had released a sample for the new note.
