The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has nabbed four individuals for perpetrating fraudulent activities by sending counterfeit transaction credit alerts to unsuspecting victims.
According to a statement released by EFCC Spokesman Dele Oyewale on Monday, the arrests took place within Maiduguri metropolis, Borno State, following intelligence gathered on the suspects’ illicit schemes. Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects utilized a banking application to make purchases of both food and non-food items, in addition to receiving money from Point of Sale agents and cashiers while issuing fake transaction notifications to them.
The statement further indicated that the four perpetrators will face legal charges once investigations are finalized.
In a previous report by Vanguard, EFCC had intercepted 21 trucks laden with food items purportedly being smuggled into neighboring countries, a case described as economic sabotage. According to EFCC’s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, during an interview with Radio 97.3FM, thorough investigations uncovered that the foodstuffs were concealed within the trucks, a covert operation thwarted by the vigilant surveillance of EFCC operatives.
Source: vanguardngr.com/ Soni Daniel)
