NSCDC expresses readiness to arrest, prosecute people with fake money
Written by Olarotimi Oshin on March 13, 2023
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has expressed its determination to continue to arrest and prosecute those producing and circulating fake redesigned Naira notes in the country.
Ahmed Audi, the Commandant-General of the corps, lamented that the number of those involved in the circulation of the fake money was disturbing, saying the corps would not relent in freeing the society of fake money.
He called on those involved in such acts to desist, assuring that the corps would continue to arrest and prosecute the perpetrators in every nook and cranny of the country.
The Commandant-General of the corps said, In less than a month, the corps had arrested and seized fake Naira notes worth millions from members of syndicates in different states in the country.
It could be recalled that the corps recently Nabs Currency Syndicates, Recovers Fake Dollar, Naira.
He opined that the alleged fraudsters took advantage of the low circulation of theĀ redesigned Naira notes to massively produce counterfeit notes.