A Point of Sale (POS) operator, Alfa Rafiu, has been arrested by the police in Ilorin, Kwara State, after he reportedly went on a spending spree when a commercial bank erroneously transferred N280m to his account. Rafiu, a resident of the Akuji compound in Abayawo, allegedly bought houses and cars and sponsored people to lesser Hajj with the funds he received. The bank later discovered the error and sent law enforcement agents after him.
Rafiu was arrested by the Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department in Alagbon-Close, Ikoyi, Lagos, and moved to Lagos for further investigation.
The Kwara State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ajayi Okasanmi, confirmed the incident, noting that the police did not have jurisdiction over the case.
Residents in the vicinity, particularly those living in proximity to the suspects, residents soon noticed that his PoS shop was closed, and some of the neighbours in the compound said he had travelled and didn’t know when he would be back but they were reportedly taken aback by Rafiu’s abrupt display of affluence. According to insiders, the suspect’s actions are to blame for the predicament he now finds himself in, as he neglected to alert the bank that erroneously transferred the significant amount of money to his account and instead embarked on a reckless spending spree. In a twist, members of the community claim that the suspect, Rafiu is known to be generous to several people in the community.
