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EFCC Arrests Five For Suspected Currency Counterfeiting Of $113k In Abuja

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says its operatives have arrested five suspects for alleged currency counterfeiting, totalling $113,400 (One Hundred and Thirteen Thousand, Four hundred United States Dollars).

Suspected Currency Counterfeiters Arrested By EFCC In Abuja

EFCC disclosed this in a terse statement posted on its official twitter handle on Monday evening.

The statement gave the names of the suspects as Sule Sani, Abba Sulaiman, Abraham Amengwa James, Haruna Nahum Rabiu and Samson Koadam Paul.

The statement said the suspects were arrested at Wuse Zone 4, Abuja, following actionable intelligence available to the commission.

The anti-graft agency statement also added that they will be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigations.

In other news, Kanyi Daily had reported that the operatives of the anti-graft agency arrested a Chinese for suspected illegal mining in Ilorin, Kwara State.

Richard Anyebe

Richard Anyebe is a senior reporter at Kanyi Daily News covering all things politics and trending human interest stories. He is based in Abuja. Contact this reporter at info@kanyidaily.com

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