By Gbenga Sodeinde
Operatives of the Western Security Network, otherwise known as Amatekun Corps, Ekiti State command has revealed how the operatives was able to capture the suspect with fake new naira Notes.
The state Command of the corps, Brigadier Joe Komolafe (rtd) who paraded the suspect,a middle-aged man for allegedly in possession of fake new naira Parading the suspect at the office of the corps, located along Old Iyin road, Ado-Ekiti, of Ekiti state capital, gave the name of the suspect as Celestine Nwoha, a native of Ihiala in Ihiala local government area of Anambra State.
Brig. Komolafe revealed that the suspect was apprehended at Omuo-Ekiti in Ekiti East local government area of Ekiti State by the men of the corps after spending large quantities of the new one thausand naira notes in a local market in the area.
The suspect who claimed to be a business man from Lagos State said on the fateful day, he was from Lagos State and heading to Isanlu in Kogi State to buy colanut and bitter cola when he was arrested with the fake new naira notes.
Describing himself as victim of circumstances, the suspect said he collected the fake new naira notes from a customer in Lagos State without knowing that it was a caunterfit money.
The commandant reveal that the operatives of the corps was alerted by the Point of Sale (POS) operators in the area shortly after they discovered the fake new naira notes in the area.
He explained that shortly receiving the information, operatives of the corps swung into action and arrested the suspect with large quantities of the fake naira notes.
He said the corps was reliably informed that the suspect came into the community with about N250,000 fake one thausand new naira notes.
Komolafe said the suspect who is currently undergoing interrogations at the office of the corps, will be handed over to the police for prosecution as soon as investigations is completed on the matter.
He warned members of the public to be ware of the activities of those he called unscrupulous persons who may want to use the opportunity of the scarcity of cash in the country and duped members of the public with fake new naira notes.
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