Currency racketeering: EFCC arrests 115 suspects in Enugu, recovers N110m, other currencies
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
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
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.
Oyewale mentioned the items recovered from the suspects to include N110, 700,000, $8,368, £145, €2,725, and 900 South African Rands.
Others are CFA 32,000, 100 Turkiya, and 500 Bank Mozambique currencies in different denominations
A safe abandoned by one of the street hawkers was also recovered.
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
