Detectives attached to the Inspector General
of Police (IGP), Intelligent Response Team, (IRT), Force Headquarters, Abuja, have
started hunting for 15 men who were alleged to be printing and circulating fake
Ghana currency in Nigeria.
The
suspects, operating from a hotel located at Badagry area of Lagos State, where
said to have bolted, leaving two suit cases filled with fake Ghana currencies.
A
police source said that the suspects abandoned the money and took to their
heels when they sighted policemen storming the hotel.
The
owner of the hotel, who was arrested over the incident, denied knowing that the
suspects were carrying out illegal activities in his hotel. According to him,
his job description was to accommodate guests, not meddle into their private
affairs.
The
owner reportedly said: “I didn’t know what the suspects were doing. Our duty is
to check accommodate them. Whatever happened after that, I do not know.”
The
detectives are already trailing the fleeing suspects.
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