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EFCC arrests herbalists over fake Dollars, Euros in Osun, Lagos
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a five-man syndicate allegedly found with a large quantity of counterfeit foreign currencies in Osun and Lagos states.
The EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja.
According to him, the suspects were allegedly in possession of fake foreign notes made up of 3,430,000 United States dollars and 280,000 euros.
Oyewale said investigations showed that the suspects, who also posed as herbalists, allegedly defrauded a woman, Halima Sanni, of ₦26,550,000 under false pretences.
He said that they were arrested at their shrines on Dec. 7 in Osun and Dec. 8 in Lagos, following a thorough surveillance and intelligence on their fraudulent activities.
Oyewale said the suspects defrauded unsuspecting individuals of their legitimate earnings under the pretence of providing spiritual cleansing and solutions to different ailments.
”They also allegedly assured their victims of their powers to conjure several currency notes which must be cleaned up by a genie through spiritual sacrifice before spending the money.
”They did all these by hypnotizing their victims to provide money for the sacrifice.
”Other items recovered from them include two exotic cars and mobile phones,” he said.
Oyewale said the suspects would be charged to court as soon as investigations were concluded. (NAN)
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