Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has secured an order from the Federal High Court to freeze N548.6 million in bank accounts belonging to suspected crypto users on platforms like ByBit, KuCoin, and others, over their alleged involvement in naira fluctuation activities.
The motion, dated September 3, 2024, which the court relied on to freeze the funds, casts a fresh spotlight on major foreign crypto platforms, ByBit and KuCoin, accusing them of aiding the devaluation of the Nigerian currency.
I been think say this wahala done stop since I wasn't hearing much concerning this matter anymore but yesterday, this news comes my feed and it got me worried because innocent people go also follow for this case. E no get how you go tell me say everybody that was involved is or was a crypto P2P trader. This one they also means say we self no safe again as we dey trade with this merchants them and as we dey advice make you no leave your crypto for exchange, e belike we go add no leave too much Naira for bank too oh because I no understand where this country they head to. Money no safe anywhere again, either you leave more of your funds in Bitcoin in a self constodial wallets and they sell to Naira anytime you need am because no where safe again.
What do we expect when we have gullible minds in the helm of affairs of the country, it is unfortunate that these people are doing everything possible to frustrate anything concerning Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency in Nigeria, I don't know what they stand to gain in this, the government talking about people involvement in the fluctuation of naira as their reason to freeze such amount of money, I think the government and the anti- graft agency should hide their face in shame, where were they when the economy of Nigeria got this very bad and since then what have they done to salvage the situation at hand it is even funny for the government to think this way because with what we know already, any country that consumes more than they produce should expect their currency to be valueless, my question is do nigeria export anything in large quantity apart the crude oil they sell to other countries to buy the refined product in return, so are they expecting magic to happen for naira to be gaining against the dollar when things are not been put place to tackle inflation to its minimal level, let's face fact, we all know that the economy of this country is unproductive so EFFC and other anti graft agencies should investtigate the cause and stop chasing shadows.
It is only in Nigeria that I see that innovation are seen as threat to the national development, it is quite unfortunate that all this things are happening to weaken the marale of bitcoiners and crypto enthusiast to stop doing they needful, I encourage us as bitcoiners to device a mean or adopt the advice as is been said by @CryptopreneurBrainboss above so that our money will be safe in our custody.