The Enugu State Police Command has arrested one Chukwuebuka Igwebuike for allegedly defrauding unsuspecting traders with fake naira notes in the Afor Market area of the Garki Awkunanaw area of the state.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.
Ndukwe noted that Igwebuike allegedly piled up fake naira notes to the tune of N362,000, which he often used to purchase goods worth lower denominations from traders and, in return, get the balance from them without the traders suspecting his antics.
However, the suspect was caught following a tip-off received by the operatives in the Awkunanaw division, who immediately swung into action and arrested the suspect.
The statement read, “Police operatives serving in Awkunanaw Division of the Enugu State Command, acting on a tip off, on 19/12/2023 at about 6 p.m., arrested a male suspect, one Chukwuebuka Igwebuike aged 37, at Afor Market, Garki Awkunanaw, Enugu, and recovered from him suspected counterfeit N1,000 notes, totalling N362,000.”Related News
The spokesperson disclosed further that the suspect has confessed to committing the crime and will be arraigned in court as soon as the investigation is concluded.
“Preliminary investigation proves that the suspect confessed to the crime, stating that he used the fake one thousand Naira notes to buy items of small prices and get change for genuine smaller denominations. He shall be arraigned in court and prosecuted accordingly once ongoing investigations are concluded.
