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No fewer than five suspected forex speculators at the Ama-Hausa mosque, along Hospital Road, Aba in Abia State have been arrested by operatives of the Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC).
The names of the arrested suspects were given as Hassan Umaru; Haruna Umar Badamasi Abdullahi, Auwal Muhammed and Kasimu Muhammed.
The suspects were in possession of different currencies in varied sums at the point of arrest.
The recovered currencies are: 23,000 Won (Korean currency), 52 (Yuan Chinese currency), $6, 500 Nippon Ginko, 40 notes of Dalawampung piso (Philippines Currency) 20 Gambian Dalasis, 20 Swaziland currency and N382,000 (Three Hundred and Eighty-Two Thousand Naira only).
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Other recovered items from them are, seven mobile phones, one power bank, one air pod, and one ATM card.
They were arrested by operatives of the Command, following weeks of surveillance and credible intelligence.
The suspects will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.
In another report, the EFCC lastThursday confirmed the arrest of no fewer than 23 suspected internet fraudsters in Enugu State.
The Commission in a statement which was made available to The Eastern Updates said the suspects were arrested on May 10, 2024, in Igboeze, Nsukka, and Enugu metropolis
It said their arrest followed actionable intelligence concerning their alleged online criminal activities.
Items recovered from them include; three cars, mobile phones, laptops, one Point Of Sale (POS) machine, and several incriminating documents.
The anti-graft agency added that they will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.
