The Periscope Reporter
Police has arrested 26-year old Eson Fatgoel for to be circulating fake Naira notes in Adamawa, northeast Nigeria.
The 419 who resided in Guyuk local government was arrested in Numan local government by the police operatives attached to Numan Division.
The 419ner has earlier circulated in exchange the counterfeit notes in Guyuk and Lafiya local government areas, southern senatorial district of Adamawa state.
The press statement issued Saturday, signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Sulaiman Yahaya Nguroje explained that “further investigations revealed that counterfeits notes are still in circulation in those areas.
The statement urged members of the Public, particularly, traders to observe while trading in exchange of bank notes, so as to avoid being trapped in the fraudulent web.
“The Commissioner of Police Olugbenga Adeyanju, while assuring that much is been done to preventing the circulation of the counterfeits, enjoins residents to report any suspicious persons or group around their neighbourhoods to the nearest police division or report same through any of the Police Command Control/Emergency numbers.” The statement read.