Naira Redesign | How Amotekun Corps Arrested A Man With ₦250K Fake New Naira Notes

As Nigerians continue to battle naira scarcity, the operatives of the Ekiti State Amotekun Corps have arrested a man, identified as Celestine, with fake new ₦1,000 notes worth two hundred and fifty thousand, naira only (₦250,000).

The suspect, who spoke at the Amotekun State headquarters, Ado Ekiti, where he was paraded with the money, described himself as a victim of circumstances.

He said, “I collected the fake new naira notes from a customer in Lagos State without knowing that they were not genuine. Following my arrest, I tried to contact him for my release, I am still expecting to hear from him.”

Celestine who claimed he was an Anambra State-born Lagos-based businessman, said he was heading from Lagos State to Isanlu in Kogi State to buy kola nut and bitter kola when he was arrested with the fake new naira notes.

Amotekun State Commander, Brig. Gen. Joe Komolafe (retd), said the suspect was apprehended at Omuo Ekiti in Ekiti East Local Government area of Ekiti State by the men of the corps after he had spent some quantities of the counterfeit new ₦1,000 notes in a local market in the area.

Addressing newsmen on the development, Komolafe said they were alerted by POS operators.

In his words, “Our men were reliably informed that the suspect came into the community with about ₦250,000 fake new ₦1,000 notes. He is currently undergoing interrogations at our office here. He will be handed over to the police for further probe and prosecution on completion of our investigation on the matter,”

Amotekun operatives were alerted by some Point of Sale operators on the discovery of the fake new naira notes in the area. On receipt of the information, our men swung into action and arrested the suspect with large quantities of the fake naira notes.”

He cautioned members of the public to “beware of the activities of unscrupulous persons who may want to use the opportunity of the scarcity of cash in the country to dupe members of the public with fake new naira notes.”

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