A Lagos commercial bus conductor has expressed frustration after discovering that a passenger paid their transport fare with 3 counterfeit ₦1,000 note, leaving him short of the day’s earnings.
The incident was reported on X by a netizen identified as @Hon_jesugbemi.
Conductor gets duped
According to the tweep, the conductor who had come out for Monday’s hustle had met with an unfortunate fate at the hands of a swindler.
The unknown passenger had boarded the bus, armed with fake one thousand Naira notes.
It was gathered that the conductor had been given three of the fake one thousand Naira notes before later realising.
A photo shared captured the fake notes which had photo of a couple of it. Some opined that it was probably for a wedding.
“Bro!!! This is wild. See money wey dem pay conductor this morning. They gave him 3 of this 🥺💔”
Netizens share views
@Ramonsaint23 opined; “Lagos conductors don lose credibility…
Back in the days, na those couples go kon pay”
@lexmelvis12 said: “Make the conductor enter another public transport,run the same scam,highest dem go beat shege comot from him body”
@legal_padi remarked: “This is funny until you remember the law sha.
Under the CBN Act, anything that resembles the Nigerian currency in a way that can confuse the public is treated as counterfeit imitation.
It doesn’t matter that it’s “wedding money” or for cruise, once it looks like the N1,000 note and enters circulation, you’re already in the territory the law frowns on.
Section 20 of the Act is very clear, only the CBN can issue notes, and any imitation capable of passing as currency is an offence with an imprisonment of up to 5 years (Section 20(4)).
So beyond the jokes, the implication is simple, if this thing keeps spreading, the couple may explain themselves faster than they planned.
Love is sweet, but CBN no dey smile”
Check out post below …
