Operatives of the Kano Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 11 suspected currency racketeers for their alleged involvement in the sales of new naira notes.
The suspects were arrested on Monday, February 19, 2024, following intelligence that unmasked a syndicate of fraudsters operating along Lagos Street adjacent to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Kano.
The syndicate, according to a statement by the EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, allegedly specialised in selling naira notes.
He said five members of the syndicate were arrested with new naira notes being sold to the public, adding that six bankers who were alleged to be selling the naira notes to the criminals on commission were also arrested.
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Similarly, operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Command of the EFCC, on Friday and Saturday, February 23 and 24, 2024, arrested 36 suspected internet fraudsters.
The suspects, comprising 35 males and one female, were arrested at Sabo, Narayi High Cost, Kaduna; and Layin Dogon Iche, Samaru, in Zaria LGA of Kaduna State following credible information on their suspected involvement in internet-related offences.
Oyewale, in a separate statement, listed items recovered from the suspects to include 43 phones and five laptops.
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