Policemen stationed in kwara have arrested a Point of Sale (POS) operator who reportedly went on a spending spree after N280m was mistakenly transferred to his account by a commercial bank.
The crook operator identified as Alfa Rafiu was arrested by the police on Monday 17th April in Ilorin, Kwara State capital.
News outlets gathered that the suspect is a resident of the Akuji compound, the Abayawo metropolis in Ilorin West Local Government Area of the state.
According to credible sources in the area familiar with the issue, Rafiu went on a spending spree after he received the alerts in batches some weeks back.
“But instead of him to call the attention of the bank that erroneously transferred the huge amount, instead he went on a spending spree and shopping gallore.
“Rafiu bought houses, and cars and sponsored people to lesser Hajj. Although he was generous to several people in the community, some residents were surprised about his sudden wealth as a POS operator,” one of the sources said.
It was further garnered that the bank auditors later discovered the error and sent law enforcement agents after Rafiu who was arrested and moved to Lagos state.
When contacted by news outlets, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent Ajayi Okasanmi, confirmed the incident.
“His arrest was carried out by the Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department also known as (CID) from Alagbon-Close, Ikoyi, Lagos which makes it out of our jurisdiction,” SP Okasanmi said.
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