A Point of Sale (POS) operator simply identified as Alfa Rafiu has been arrested in Kwara State for allegedly squandering 280 million naira mistakenly sent to his account.
The suspect, it was gathered, is a resident of Akuji compound, Abayawo area in Ilorin West Local Government Area of the state.
According to sources in the area who are familiar with the issue, Rafiu had suddenly gone on a spending spree after he received the alerts in batches of several millions some weeks ago.
“About two weeks ago, he received several bank alerts that scaled up to N280 million which he knew nothing about.
“But instead of him to draw the attention of the bank that mistakenly transferred the huge fund, he went on a speeding spree.
“Rafiu bought houses, cars and sponsored people to the lesser Hajj. Some of those he sponsored are presently in Saudi Arabia as we speak. Although he was generous to several people in the community, some residents were surprised about his sudden wealth as a POS operator,” the source added.
It was gathered that the suspect has been arrested by police officers from the “C” Division Police station, Oja-Oba, Ilorin which is in charge of the area accompanied by some bank officials.
The POS shop has been closed and some of the residents in the compound said he has travelled and they don’t know when he will be back.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Kwara State Command, Ajayi Okasanmi (SP), confirmed the incident.
According to him, “Yes, the matter is true, but his arrest was effected by the Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (FCIID) from Alagbon-Close, Ikoyi, Lagos which makes it completely out of our purview”.