The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has apprehended not less than six persons in Lagos for allegedly participating in trading of the new Naira notes for commercial gains.
Dele Onyewale, the EFCC spokesperson in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja revealed this. He identified the arrested suspects as Adeoti Folake, Adebayo Amupitan, Alimat Oyebode, Isiaka Yusuf, and Bose LateefKafayat Yakub.
The statement reads:
“They were arrested at various locations in Lagos, between Feb. 16 and February 17.
“A total sum of N2,597,000, two million five hundred and ninety-seven thousand naira was recovered from them.
“Investigations showed that the suspects specialised in selling new naira notes of different denominations for commercial purposes and financial gain.”
