Police Arrest 24-Year-Old Man Spending Fake Naira Notes In Enugu

The Enugu State command of the Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the arrest of a young man identified as Mmaduabuchi Okonkwo for alleged possession of and transactions with fake Naira notes.

Nation Post understands that the 24-year-old suspect was apprehended at the Old IMT Bus Stop on Abakaliki Road in Enugu on April 10, 2024, with the assistance of law enforcement officers stationed on Abakaliki Road and cooperative members of the public.

Okonkwo, a resident of Mkpologu in Emene, Enugu, was found with a total of ₦40,000 in suspected fake one thousand Naira notes in his possession, as stated by the Command’s spokesperson, Daniel Ndukwe.

“A total of ₦40,000 suspected counterfeited one thousand denominated Naira notes were recovered from him.

“A preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect boarded a minibus from New Haven Junction to Old IMT Bus Stop, Enugu, and gave the driver one of the counterfeited notes.

“The driver, however, scrutinised and observed that the currency was fake, and quickly raised an alarm that led to the suspect’s arrest.

“Upon interrogation, the suspect confessed to having paid the sum of ₦25,000 genuine Naira notes to his cohort at large for the counterfeited Naira notes worth ₦50,000,” Ndukwe revealed.

The police spokesperson disclosed further that the suspect confessed to having spent ₦10,000 out of the fake notes, with the remaining ₦40,000 recovered from him.

“The suspect will be arraigned and prosecuted once investigations are concluded,” he said.

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