A 24- year old suspect identified as Mmaduabuchi Okonkwo have been arrested by the police officers in Enugu State for allegedly using and transacting counterfeit naira notes.

This was revealed by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, in a statement posted on the command’s official X Platform on Tuesday.

The statement read, “Police operatives serving in Abakaliki Road Police Division of the Enugu State Command, with the support of law-abiding citizens, on April 10, 2024, around 3pm, arrested one Mmaduabuchi Okonkwo “m”, aged 24, of Mkpologu, Emene, Enugu, at the Old IMT Bus Stop, Abakaliki Road, Enugu.

“The suspect’s arrest is sequel to his alleged possession and transacting in counterfeited naira notes.

“A total of ₦40,000 suspected counterfeited one thousand denominated Naira notes were recovered from him.”

It was said that Okonkwo had boarded a  bus and had given the driver one of the counterfeited notes.

However, the driver observed that the currency was fake, which made him raise an alarm that led to the suspect’s arrest.

In addition to the statement during interrogation with the suspect, he confessed to have been paying N25,000 for counterfeit notes with a face value of N50,000.

The statement added, “Upon interrogation, the suspect confessed to having paid the sum of ₦25,000 genuine Naira notes to his cohort at large for the counterfeited Naira notes worth ₦50,000.

“He further confessed to having spent ₦10,000 out of the fake notes, remaining the ₦40,000 that was recovered from him.

“The suspect will be arraigned and prosecuted once investigations are concluded.”