The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, says it has arrested a woman simply identified as Simisola for allegedly selling the redesigned Naira notes via social media.
It was made known in a statement on Wednesday.
According to ICPC, the suspect with the Twitter handle @Simisola of Lala, is colluding with some elements in the financial system to divert the new notes.
According to the spokesperson, the suspect was arrested as a result of intelligence received by operatives of the commission.
She stated that the suspect was allegedly using the opportunity of the scarcity of the new naira notes to openly market the notes to Nigerians.
“It is believed she is in collusion with key elements in the financial services sector diverting the newly released notes away from banking halls and payment channels into a ‘black market,’” she said.
ICPC Arrests Woman Offering New Naira Notes for Sale
ICPC has today, 1st of February 2023, arrested a woman, Omoseyin Oluwadarasimi Esther, with the Twitter handle of Lala, offering new naira notes for sale on social media. pic.twitter.com/PXsCRloMAq
— ICPC Nigeria (@icpcnigeria) February 1, 2023
The arrest was as a result of intelligence received which led the ICPC operatives to seek out and promptly arrest the suspect.
It is believed she is in collusion with key elements in the financial services sector diverting the newly released notes away from banking halls …
— ICPC Nigeria (@icpcnigeria) February 1, 2023
…and payment channels into a “ black market”
She is currently in ICPC detention and is helping the Commission with its findings on the criminal trading of the naira and the attendant scarcity and negative economic outcomes being caused by the action.
— ICPC Nigeria (@icpcnigeria) February 1, 2023