Operatives of the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee (EFCC) hooked up to the Taskforce on Forex Mutilation, Dollarisation of the Economic system and Foreign exchange Malpractice, have arrested 34 suspected foreign money speculators for alleged international change fraud.
The suspects had been arrested on Friday, April 26, 2024, in a sting operation following credible intelligence about unlawful gross sales of {Dollars} on the Wuse Zone 4 space of Abuja.
The anti-graft company gave the names of the suspects as: 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, Usman Lawal, 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, Mohammed Usman, Bello Musa, Saleh Mohammed Naseer, Zaharadeen Yau, Musa Umaru Adamu, Usman Machido, and Abdulaziz Abubakar Abba.
Their arrest got here on the heels of EFCC’s constant efforts to sanitise and stabilise the international change market within the nation.
In keeping with an announcement on its social media handles, they are going to quickly be arraigned in court docket upon conclusion of investigations.