The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a driver who allegedly carried N1m fake notes.
Disclosing this in a statement on Saturday, the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso said the driver was arrested during a routine stop-and-search operation.
He revealed that the driver was intercepted by the Federal Highway Patrol team near the Guru Maharaj area on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway as he drove a green Toyota Sienna with Lagos registration number FKJ 443 YG.
According to him, the patrol officers became suspicious when the driver exhibited unusual nervousness during the inspection.
He disclosed that his nervousness led to the discovery of the counterfeit N1,000 notes bearing three distinct serial numbers: 235923, 235922, and 235921, representing N500,000, N300,000, and N200,000, respectively.
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According to him, when calculated, the fake notes amounted to approximately N1m which the driver claimed he received as a parcel from an unidentified person in Ojota, Lagos, and was en route to Osogbo to deliver it.
The driver denied having knowledge of the recipient’s identity or contact information and the sender had told him that the package contained body cream.
Following his arrest, the police assured the public of their continued commitment to intensifying efforts against counterfeit currency operations, highlighting the serious threat such crimes pose to the nation’s financial stability.
