By Awwal Umar Kontagora Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) attached to the Taskforce on Currency Mutilatio...
By Awwal Umar Kontagora
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) attached to the Taskforce on Currency Mutilation, Dollarization of the Economy, and Forex Malpractice have arrested 34 suspected currency speculators for alleged foreign exchange fraud.
They were apprehended on Friday, April 26, 2024, in a sting operation following credible intelligence about illegal sales of dollars in the Wuse Zone 4 area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
The suspects are: Usman Mohammed, Abdullahi Nasir, Abubakar Saleh, Mohammed Kabir Ibrahim, Abubakar Ghadafi, Muktar Usman, Umar Abubakar Abba, Yakubu Sani, Aminu Abubakar, Muhammed Suleman Abara, Yusuf Tahir, Usman Lawal (repeated in the list), Usman Umar, Amina Garba Rola, Muhammed Aliyu, Murtala Haruna, Sani Mohammed, Umar Farouk, Muhammed Sagiuru, Aminu Salisu, Lawal Bello, Munzali Hashim, Jamilu Suleiman, Mustapha Umar, Mubarak Tanimu, Adamu Garba, Bello Musa, Saleh Mohammed Naseer, Zaharadeen Yau, Musa Umaru Adamu, Usman Machido, and Abdulaziz Abubakar Abba.
Their arrest follows the EFCC's consistent efforts to sanitize and stabilize the foreign exchange market.
They will be arraigned in court upon the conclusion of investigations.
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