The POS operator, identified as Alfa Rafiu, was detained by police on Monday in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State.
ANAEDOONLINE Metro learned that the suspect resides in the Akuji compound, the Abayawo area in the Ilorin West Local Government Area of the state, and that he reportedly went on a spending spree after N280m was mistakenly transferred to his account by a commercial bank.
“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.
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It was further gathered that the bank auditors later discovered the error and sent law enforcement agents after Rafiu who was arrested and moved to Lagos.
When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ajayi Okasanmi, confirmed the incident.
“His arrest was carried out by the Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department from Alagbon-Close, Ikoyi, Lagos which makes it out of our jurisdiction,” Okasanmi said.
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