Operatives of the Enugu state Police command have arrested 24-yr-old man Mmaduabuchi Okonkwo of Mkpologu, Emene, Enugu for alleged possession and transaction of counterfeited Naira notes.
Okonkwo was arrested at the Old IMT Bus Stop, Abakaliki Road, Enugu by operatives serving in Abakaliki (AI) Road Police Division of the Enugu State Command on April 10th.
A total of forty thousand Naira (₦40,000.00) 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, scrutinized and observed that the currency was fake, thereby raising an alarm that led to the suspect’s arrest.
Upon interrogation, the suspect confessed to having paid the sum of twenty-five thousand (₦25,000.00) genuine Naira notes to his cohort at large for the counterfeited Naira notes worth fifty thousand Naira (₦50,000.00) .
He further confessed to having spent ten thousand Naira (₦10,000.00) out of the fake notes, remaining the forty thousand Naira (₦40,000.00) that was recovered from him.
Confirming his arrest, the spokesperson of the command, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, says the suspect will be arraigned and prosecuted once investigations are concluded.
