The Kaduna Zonal office of the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested members of a
notorious syndicate of fraudsters made of four Nigerians and one Nigerien who
specialise in duping innocent persons of their hard earned monies.
Those arrested
are Salisu Rabiu, a.k.a Maimagani; Ibrahim Idris, a.k.a Dankano; Magaji Musa
(Nigerien) a.k.a Maishayi; Haruna Abdullahi,a.k.a Balogun and Abubakar Umar
,a.k.a Fulani.
The suspects were arrested in a bush
along Sabon Gari, Kurmin Kogi, Ikara Local Government Area of Kaduna state. A
search of their hide out which is suspected to be a kidnappers’ den led to the
startling discovery of a sum of five hundred and seventy thousand ($570,000)
fake US dollars and some charms.
The five man gang met their Waterloo
when they conspired among themselves to lure an unsuspecting victim into
believing that some unclaimed boxes containing huge amount of USD were kept
with some herdsmen believed to be accomplices by an unidentified
politician.
Doubtful of the story, the
would-be victim contacted the Commission.
The operatives of the Commission
upon receipt of the intelligence swung into action and arrested the gang
members in their hideouts.
All the suspects are in custody
while investigation continues.
The Commission wishes to use this
opportunity to warn members of the public to be wary of any get-rich-quick
offer in order not to be a victim of scam. However, those who had fallen victim
to the nefarious activities of this syndicate are enjoined to report to the
Commission’s office located at No.4 Wurno Road Kaduna State.
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