The spokesman for the Anambra Command, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this to journalists in Awka, gave the name of the fraudster as Chisom Nweke.
The Nigeria Police Force says it has arrested a man who allegedly uses charms to defraud Point of Sale (POS) operators in Awka, the Anambra State capital.,
The spokesman for the Anambra Command, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this to journalists in Awka, gave the name of the fraudster as Chisom Nweke.
According to him, the suspect armed with charms, would cut plain white papers to the size of naira notes and give them to POS operators to deposit in an account.
The operators only realise that the supposed naira notes are mere papers after they have transferred their monies to accounts supplied by the alleged fraudster.
Ikenga said: “Police Operatives today 15/9/2022 at about 9 am arrested one Chisom Nweke ‘M’ aged 26yrs, of Umuawulu, Awka along Amawbia roundabout.
“He confessed to be using charms to defraud POS operators within Awka and its environs.
“Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect cuts plain white papers in size of money and gives to the POS operator for deposit.”
The command said there are suspicions that Nweke works with a syndicate comprising other members, and that efforts are being made to arrest other gang members.