Two suspected counterfeiters of currency have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, in Abuja.
The spokesperson of the anti-graft agency, Wilson Uwajeren, in statement disclosed the identities of the suspects as Tanko Abubakar and Johnson Olumoyegun.
He narrated that the suspects were arrested on October 6 and 7, 2022 in Kubwa and Area 3 axis of Abuja 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”, the statement added.