NSCDC Arrest Man Found With Counterfeit Naira Notes

This happened in Abeokuta, Ogun State on Friday. The man Ademola Abiodun, 28 was beaten by a large mob after discovering a large amount of counterfeit naira notes in his possession. The mob was about to burn the man and his female accomplice Ajarat Sulaiman, 30, after a severe beating before NSCDC members whisked them away.

 

A statement by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC read:

“The first suspect, who gave his name as Ademola Abiodun, Male, 28, bought food from a vendor hawking food around Vespa bus stop, Ifo, Ogun state.

“He in turn paid for the food vendor with a five hundred naira note which the food vendor rejected, saying it was a fake note and this brought a hot argument between them, thereby attracting other people.

“If not for the quick intervention of our officers, who pleaded, struggled with the angry mob to collect the suspects from them and even promised that the suspects will face the full wrath of law, they would have been set on fire.”