The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a banker, Soberechukwu Inya Ewa, and a Point of Sale (PoS) cashier, Azubuike Mamwu Obasi, for allegedly selling new naira notes to customers for commercial purposes.
The suspects were arrested in the early hours of Friday, February 16, 2024, at Ecobank, Rumuobiakani and Maddox Nightclub in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
The EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, who made this known via a statement on Friday, said a preliminary investigation showed that the banker allegedly specialises in selling new naira notes of different denominations to PoS cashiers for commercial purposes.
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Oyewale noted that Obasi was caught engaging in currency racketeering by charging fees for new naira notes.
He added that Obasi was arrested with N554,600.
“The two suspects would soon be charged to court,” the EFCC spokesperson said.
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