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How we print, spend millions of fake local, foreign currencies, suspects say

How we print, spend millions of fake local, foreign currencies, suspects say

byJosiah Oluwole
September 19, 2017
2 min read

The Osun State Commissioner of Police, Adeoye Fimihan, has confirmed the arrest of six persons in connection with the printing, selling and spending of fake local and foreign currencies.

Mr. Fimihan made this known on Monday at the Osun State Police Command, Osogbo, while parading the suspects before journalists.

Among the suspects is a herbalist, Odediran Semiu, said to be specialised in printing of fake foreign currencies and swindling gullible clients.

The suspects gave details of how they carried out their nefarious acts without the knowledge of the police and the public.

One of the suspects, a 52-year-old, Saheed Alabi, who did the printing, said he had printed millions of naira of fake currency.

“One man named Femi was the one who do give me the job,” he said. “At a go, for some of the printing, he do give me N5,000 as my wage. I have helped him do millions of fake currency.”

Another suspect, who gave his name as Lateef, who patronized the syndicate, said he bought N1.6 million at the rate of N500,000 of original currency.

Moses Jonah who also took part in the illegal printing of the money said his father had N6.5 million of the fake money but Femi had escaped with the currencies.

The fake currency and other materials used in the printing were recovered from the suspects and displayed during the parade.

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Mr. Fimihan told journalists that the syndicate was smashed by the Police Special Patrol Team in Ife, Osun State, about a month ago when the team apprehended someone with fake currency during a stop and search exercise.

He said further investigation led the police to the place where the counterfeit naira notes were printed and the owner of the printing press was arrested.

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“In the course of the investigation search warrant was executed which made it possible for us to recover other fake currency at the printing press that is located in Lagos,” the police boss said.

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According to him, the first person was arrested in Osun, further investigation led to the arrest of other persons in Lokoja and Lagos.

He noted that the police was collaborating with the Central Bank Of Nigeria to move the machine used by the syndicate.

Mr. Fimihan further said that investigation was still on-going and the command was trying to find out if there were others engaging in the act.

“We know that this (printing of fake currency) criminal act constitutes serious threat to Nigeria economy,” he added.

On the herbalist named Odediran Semiu, Mr. Fimihan said he was arrested by the police in Apomu, Osun State.

“We are of the opinion that the man is a fraudster, who must have being defrauding his client,” he said. “He is specialised in printing fake foreign currency.”

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