A
Point of Sale (POS) operator, identified as Alfa Rafiu, has been
arrested in Ilorin, Kwara State capital for allegedly spending the sum
of N280 million mistakenly sent to his bank account.
According
to the Nigerian Tribune, the suspect, a resident of the Akuji compound,
Abayawo area in the Ilorin West local government area of the state,
received the money in batches of several millions of Naira some weeks
ago and went on a spending spree.
It
was gathered that residents of the area, especially those close to the
suspect, had expressed surprise at how Rafiu had suddenly become a big
spender.
Sources in the area blamed the suspect for the trouble he had put himself into.
'Instead
of him to draw the attention of the bank that mistakenly transferred
the huge fund to his account, he went on a speeding spree," a source
told the publication
“Rafiu
bought houses and cars and sponsored people to the lesser Hajj.
Although he was generous to several people in the community, some
residents were surprised about his sudden wealth as a POS operator,”
Spokesperson of the State Police Command, SP Ajayi Okasanmi, confirmed the arrest on Tuesday.
“His
arrest was effected by the Force Criminal Investigation and
Intelligence Department (FCIID) from Alagbon-Close, Ikoyi, Lagos which
makes it out of our jurisdiction,” the PPRO stated.
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