The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, said operatives of its Enugu Zonal Command, in collaboration with a Joint Task Force, JTF, arrested a total of 115 suspected currency racketeers along Owerri Road, Ogui, in Enugu State, as per DAILY POST.
A statement by the EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, on Thursday said the JTF, which comprised five teams from the Nigeria Police Force and three teams from the Nigeria Customs Service, arrested the culprits on Wednesday following credible intelligence.
He said that out of the 115 suspects arrested, 113 were males and two were females.
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He further said the operatives swung into action when they got information about some bureau de change operators, currency speculators, and street hawkers operating illegal foreign exchange markets in the environment.informationguideNigeria
Oyewale mentioned the items recovered from the suspects to include N110, 700,000, $8,368, £145, €2,725, and 900 South African Rands.JAMB Portal
Others are CFA 32,000, 100 Turkiya, and 500 Bank Mozambique currencies in different denominations.NYSC Portal
A safe abandoned by one of the street hawkers was also recovered.JAMB Result
He said preliminary investigations showed that some of the suspects are foreigners from the Niger Republic.
He added that they would soon be charged in court at the end of investigations.
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