The Niger State Police Command has arrested 17 individuals over an alleged investment fraud involving about ₦4 million, reportedly collected from 4 victims beneath 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 have 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, also called QNET Online Investment.
Following the grievance, police operatives stormed an house round Farm Centre the place the suspects have been mentioned to be residing and arrested 17 individuals.
The suspects have 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 Mohammed and Umar Faruk.
The police mentioned 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 at the moment at giant.
The command mentioned the 17 suspects had been transferred to the State (*17*) Investigation Department, SCID, Minna, for additional investigation and prosecution.
