A 30-year-old woman, Bola Agbedimu, has been arrested by operatives of the Ogun State Police Command for spending fake N1,000 notes at Kila Market in Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State.
The spokesman of the Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed the arrest of the woman on February 14, 2022 in a statement.
In the statement on Friday, Oyeyemi said Agbedimu was arrested following a report lodged at Odeda Divisional Police Headquarters by the chairperson of Egbalawa Crops/Fruits Association that the suspect was caught spending fake N1,000 notes in the market.
Upon the report, the Divisional Police Officer, Odeda Division, CSP Femi Olabode, detailed his detectives to the scene, where the suspect was promptly arrested.
On searching her bag, N24,000 of such notes was found on her.
On interrogation, the suspect confessed been an habitual counterfeit naira note dealer.
Agbedimu confessed further that her mode of operation is mixing the counterfeit notes with genuine ones and using it to purchase goods.
Preliminary investigation revealed that she has been arrested on many occasions at different markets within Abeokuta.
The Command’s Commissioner, Lanre Bankole, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation and diligent prosecution.