The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said on Tuesday that it had arrested members of a syndicate of counterfeiters of foreign currencies, especially the dollar.
Wilson Uwujaren, a spokesman for the commission, said the four suspects generally sold counterfeit foreign coins to unsuspecting members of the public.
It said the suspects were arrested at the Swiss Pearl Continental Hotel, Koforidua Street, in the Wuse 2 area of Abuja, in a joint operation by operatives from the EFCC and the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), the Wednesday, December 8. 2021.
He said counterfeit US dollar coins worth $ 427,400 were recovered from the suspects during the arrest.
The names and photographs of the suspects were not given in the EFCC statement.
Forgery of dollars
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EFCC press release
EFCC crushes the counterfeit currency syndicate
… warns Nigerians
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested members of a union that specializes in counterfeiting foreign currencies, especially the dollar, to sell them to the unsuspecting public.
Acting on verified intelligence, the commission in a joint operation with operatives of the National Drug Control Agency, NDLEA, arrested four members of the union on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at the Swiss Pearl Continental Hotel, Koforidua Street, in the Area Wuse 2. from Abuja with a fake $ 427,400.
The suspects include a woman, Princess Fashanu Adesina. Others are John Ogbaje, Emmanuel Bassey, and Chidi Nwanchukwu. They offered helpful statements that ultimately led to the arrest of the union boss, a chief Douglas Mbonu, on Tuesday, December 14, 2021.
In the meantime, the commission wishes to warn members of the public to beware of the activities of fraudulent unions posing as Exchange Office operators, seeking to exploit the desperation of some citizens seeking foreign exchange for various purposes in order to defraud them. of your hard-earned money. .
Citizens are advised to obtain their foreign exchange from commercial banks in accordance with the guidelines of the Central Bank of Nigeria to minimize the risk of exposure to fraudulent syndicates.
Wilson uwujaren
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December 14, 2021