Liberia's former central bank governor Milton Weeks says he is fully co-operating with the police as they investigate allegations that at least one container-load of newly printed banknotes has gone missing.

Mr Weeks told the BBC's Jonathan Paye-Layleh in the capital, Monrovia, that he was "definitely" not aware of any money missing after it was printed abroad, and brought to the country between November last year and August this year.

"I myself want to get to the bottom of this to understand where these allegations are coming from," he added.

Mr Weeks said he still had all his "civil liberties".

Earlier, the Ministry of Information said he was among a list of people barred from leaving the country while investigations take place into the alleged disappearance of the money reported to be worth between $60m (£45.6m) and $100m.