Imah Ajirioghene
A Point of Sale(PoS) Operator identified as Alfa Rafiu has been arrested by the police for squandering the sum of #280m mistakenly transferred into his account in Ilorin, Kwara State.
The arrest of the suspect, a resident of Akuji compound, Abayawo area, Ilorin West Local Government Area was confirmed by the State’s Police Public Relations Officer (PRO), (SP) Ajayi Okasanmi.
According to a source who pleaded anonymity, Rafiu suddenly went on a spending spree after he received the alerts 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 drawing the attention of the bank that mistakenly transferred the huge fund, he went on a spending 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 said.
It was further gathered that the suspect has been arrested by police from the “C” Division Police Station, Oja-Oba, Ilorin, accompanied by some bank officials and has been moved to Lagos.
“His arrest was carried out by the Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department from Alagbon-Close, Ikoyi, Lagos which makes it out of our jurisdiction,” Okasanmi said.
