Niger police arrest 17 over alleged ₦4m QNET investment fraud

The Niger State Police Command has arrested 17 persons implicit an alleged concern fraud involving astir ₦4 million, reportedly collected from 4 victims nether the guise of operating a QNET online concern scheme.

The improvement was contained successful a connection issued connected Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, successful Minna.

The suspects were arrested connected October 26 pursuing a ailment by the victims, who jointly reported the alleged fraud astatine Tudun-Wada Divisional Police Headquarters.

The victims alleged that the suspects defrauded them of the wealth portion claiming to enactment for Quest International, besides known arsenic QNET Online Investment.

Following the complaint, constabulary operatives stormed an flat astir Farm Centre wherever the suspects were said to beryllium residing and arrested 17 persons.

The suspects were identified arsenic 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 constabulary said during interrogation, the suspects confessed to their alleged fraudulent activities and mentioned 2 different persons, identified arsenic Murtala Ishaq and Idris Planner, who are presently astatine large.

The bid said the 17 suspects had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Minna, for further...