How Kwara PoS operator squandered N280m received in error

How Kwara PoS operator squandered N280m received in error

 

A Point of Sale operator who reportedly discovered N280m was sent to his account by a commercial bank wasted no time in spending the money lavishly.

According to a report by The PUNCH on Wednesday, the Ilorin-based PoS operator, Alfa Rafiu, went on a spending spree after he received the alerts in batches some weeks back.

He was said to have bought houses cars and sponsored people to lesser Hajj before he was arrested by the police on Monday in Ilorin, Kwara State capital.

PUNCH Metro gathered that the suspect is a resident of the Akuji compound, the Abayawo area in the Ilorin West Local Government Area of the state.

Many residents were said to have been surprised about his sudden wealth as a POS operator.

The report stated that the bank auditors later discovered the money was sent to Rafiu in error and sent law enforcement agents after him

He was arrested and moved to Lagos.

The Kwara State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ajayi Okasanmi, confirmed the incident.

He said, “His arrest was carried out by the Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department from Alagbon-Close, Ikoyi, Lagos.”