The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arrested no fewer than 280 suspects for various crimes in Kano State between January and August this year.
The Zonal Head of the Commission in Kano, Akaninyene Ezima, disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Kano on Monday.
Ezima said the suspects were apprehended for committing crimes bordering on cybercrimes, money laundering and other forms of crimes like ‘black money, wash-wash, foxy scheme and MMM’, among others.
He said the commission had also recovered N550 million and 690,000 dollars during the period under review, pointing out that the 690,000 dollars were recovered at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport.
According to him, the commission is currently pursuing 51 cases of various offences in courts under the zone.
Ezima said investigation into several cases had also attained different stages of completion.
The
official advised management of banks operating in the states under the zone to
improve their response system in order to protect their customers from being
duped by fraudsters.
