The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested four persons accused of illicit trading in naira notes.
The state’s Police Commissioner Aji Ali Janga who was represented by Deputy Commissioner, Administration Onah Sunny made this known to newsmen in Kaduna.
He said that the suspects were arrested during a joint operation on June 14, involving officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN and DSS.
According to Ali, the sting operation aims at forestalling illicit sales of the country’s currency notes.
He added that a total of seven hundred and ninety eight thousand naira in various denominations and other exhibits were recovered from the suspects.
Janga said that investigation had already commenced on the matter to ascertain the source of the Naira notes, adding that the police and CBN would continue the clampdown on the perpetrators.
Janga appealed to the general public to desist from any of these acts and promptly report to the nearest security agency, any person seen doing so
