EFCC Arrests Six Bankers, Five Others for Selling New Naira Notes in Kano

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested eleven suspected traffickers in the new naira notes in Kano state.

The suspects, including six bankers, were picked up by the EFCC operatives selling the new naira notes, last February 19 along Lagos Street in Kano metropolis.

EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, in a statement, said five of the suspects were caught selling the new naira notes to the public.

Also arrested are six bank officials allegedly supplying the sellers with the new naira notes for a commission.

He said the arrested suspects would soon be charged in court.

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They were arrested on Monday, February 19, 2024, following fruitful intelligence that unmasked a syndicate of fraudsters operating along Lagos Street, adjacent to the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kano.

The syndicate allegedly specialized in selling naira notes.

Five members of the syndicate were arrested with new naira notes being sold to the public.

Six bankers who were alleged to be been selling the naira notes to the sellers on the commission were also arrested

They will soon be arraigned in court upon the conclusion of the investigation.