Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi, Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps
Acting on credible intelligence, the Special Intelligence Squad of the Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC has smashed a notorious fake dollars syndicate which specialized in printing, sales and distribution of fake United States Dollar notes.
Director, Public Relations at the NSCDC headquarters, DCC Olusola Odumosu said the syndicate had been operating for the past 10 years around âHeart Plazaâ, Mararaba under bridge in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State before luck ran out of them.
The report also revealed that they had swindled many individuals of millions of naira under the guise of black market operators exchanging Nigerian naira to US Dollars thereby issuing fake dollar notes to their unsuspecting victims.
In a clandestine operation carried out by the CGâs SIS , the suspects were smoked out of their hideout in a sting operation which saw personnel trying to exchange the sum of N250,000 for US dollars.
âTwo members of the syndicate arrested were found in possession of a total of $15,400 fake US Dollars. They are Yaâu Muhammed âMâ, 65 years old, from Warji LGA, Bauchi State and Lamido Usman âMâ age 29yrs, Laâu LGA from Taraba state.
âOther items recovered from the suspects includes, one new generational ATM card, one screw driver and original $100 dollar note.
âThe suspects are currently undergoing preliminary investigation after which they would be handed over alongside the exhibits to NSCDC Nasarawa State Command under whose jurisdiction the arrest took place for further actionâ, Odumosu added.