ILORIN: One Alfa Rafiu, a Point of Sale (POS) operator has been arrested in Ilorin for allegedly spending a sum of N280 million mistakenly sent to his bank account.
Residents around Akuji compound, Abayawo area in the Ilorin West local government where Rafiu lives, especially those close to the suspect, had expressed surprise at how Rafiu had suddenly become a big spender.
Newsmen gathered that the suspect received the money in batches of several millions of Naira some weeks ago.
In his spending spree upon receiving the erroneous credit alert, “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”.
Kwara State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ajayi Okasanmi (SP), confirmed the incident and said that “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.”
