The Enugu State Police Command has detained Chukwuebuka Igwebuike on allegations of defrauding unsuspecting traders with counterfeit naira notes in the Afor Market area of Garki Awkunanaw.

This information was revealed by Daniel Ndukwe, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, in a statement issued on Friday.

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According to Ndukwe, Igwebuike is accused of accumulating fake naira notes amounting to N362,000.

He allegedly used these counterfeit notes to make purchases of goods at lower denominations from traders in the market.

In this way, he would receive genuine change from the traders without arousing suspicion.

The arrest of the suspect followed a tip-off received by operatives in the Awkunanaw division, prompting immediate action to apprehend Igwebuike.

The statement released by Ndukwe stated, “Police operatives serving in Awkunanaw Division of the Enugu State Command, acting on a tip-off, on 19/12/2023 at about 6 p.m., arrested a male suspect, one Chukwuebuka Igwebuike aged 37, at Afor Market, Garki Awkunanaw, Enugu, and recovered from him suspected counterfeit N1,000 notes, totaling N362,000.”

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Ndukwe further disclosed that the suspect has admitted to the crime and will face court proceedings once the investigation is concluded.