On Wednesday, February 21, 2024, agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission’s Enugu Zonal Command, working with a Joint Task Force made up of
three teams from the Nigeria Customs Service and five teams from the Nigeria
Police Force, apprehended 115 (one hundred and fifteen) people they believed
to be currency racketeers in Enugu State.
In a sting operation at Owerri Road, Ogui, Enugu State, the suspects—113
(one hundred and thirteen) men and 2 women—were taken into custody after
reliable information about certain bureau de change operators, currency
speculators, and street vendors running illicit foreign exchange markets in
that area was obtained.
The following items were found during their search: N110, 700,000.00
(one hundred and ten million, seven hundred thousand naira only); $8,368.00
(eight thousand, three hundred and sixty-eight US dollars); £145.00
(one hundred and forty-five pounds); €2,725 (two thousand, seven hundred
twenty-five euros); 900 South African Rands; 32,000.00 CFA; 100 Turkiya;
and 500 Bank Mozambique currencies in various denominations. Additionally
found was a safe that one of the street vendors had left behind.
Preliminary investigation showed that some of the suspects are foreigners from
Niger Republic.
They would soon be charged to court.
