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EFCC Nabs 2 Currency Counterfeiters In Abuja
Two suspected currency counterfeiters have been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Abuja.
The suspects are identified as Johnson Olumoyegun and Tanko Abubakar.
This was disclosed in a statement issued by the EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren on Friday, October 21, 2022.
The statement disclosed that the suspects were arrested on Thursday and Friday, October 6 and 7, 2022 in Kubwa and Area 3 Axis of Abuja.
They were arrested with fake $270,000 (Two Hundred and Seventy Thousand United States Dollars).
In addition, Olumoyegun impersonated an officer of the Commission, using a fake EFCC ID card with the name Solomon David.
He also carried an ECOWAS Passport with the name, Isa Bello.
The two suspects will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.