The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in
Kwara on Friday arrested Mohammed Adamu
with sum N9.8 million fake currency notes.
The NDLEA Commander in the state, Mr Apeh
Reuben, who presented the suspect to
newsmen in Ilorin said the fake currency were
mainly N1,000 notes.
Reuben said Adamu concealed the fake notes in
a carton of noodles wrapped with cello tape.
He said that the suspect was arrested by
NDLEA Jebba Command while on transit to
Kano on Aug. 9, 2016.
The commander said that Adamu conspired with
a yet-to-be-identified individual in Ilorin to carry
out the act.
He said, “Investigation is in process aimed at
arresting the accomplice.”
“We just want to alert the public to be aware of
such fake money because if this amount of
money is allowed to be injected into the
economy, it is very bad.
“A lay man can hardly identify that they are
fake currency. These days we even have cases
of people collecting money from ATM and still
find fake currency in them,” he added.
The suspect, who spoke to newsmen in Hausa
language, admitted that the fake currency was
found on him.