By Abimbola Ogunnaike
At least eleven persons have been arrested by the operatives of the Kano Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for allegedly selling new naira notes.
The agency’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, confirmed the arrests of the suspects in a statement issued on Saturday, 24 February, 2024.
Oyewale said the suspects were arrested on Monday, February 19, 2024, following intelligence that unmasked a syndicate of fraudsters operating in Kano.
According to him, five members of the syndicate were arrested with new naira notes being sold to members of the public, while the other six, reported to be bankers, were arrested for selling the notes to the sellers on commission.
The anti-sleaze agency added that all the 11 suspects will be arraigned in court soon, when investigations are concluded.
