The Niger State Police Command has arrested 17 individuals over an alleged investment fraud involving about ₦4 million, reportedly collected from 4 victims underneath the guise of working a QNET on-line investment scheme.
The improvement was contained in a press release issued on Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, in Minna.
The suspects had been arrested on October 26 following a grievance by the victims, who collectively reported the alleged fraud at Tudun-Wada Divisional Police Headquarters.
The victims alleged that the suspects defrauded them of the cash whereas claiming to work for Quest International, often known as QNET Online Investment.
Following the grievance, police operatives stormed an condominium round Farm Centre the place the suspects had been stated to be residing and arrested 17 individuals.
The suspects had been recognized as Muaheed Mukhtar, Yahaya Salisu, Samir Shuaibu, Abdulrahman Aliyu, Hakilu Aliyu, Abdulrahman Dange, Hassan Yusuf, Aliyu Musa Adamu, Usman Adamu, Abdullahi Ibrahim, Abdulhameed Abdullahi, Mustapha Adams, Shuaibu Hamza, Abdulsalam Abdulazeez, Abdulazeez Nasir, Umar (*17*) and Umar Faruk.
The police stated throughout interrogation, the suspects confessed to their alleged fraudulent actions and talked about two different individuals, recognized as Murtala Ishaq and Idris Planner, who’re presently at massive.
The command stated the 17 suspects had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Minna, for additional investigation and prosecution.
