Alfa Rafiu, an Islamic cleric and POS operator, was arrested in Kwara State for allegedly spending N280 million that was mistakenly sent to his account.
According to sources, the suspect lives in the Akuji compound, Abayawo area of the state’s Ilorin West Local Government Area.
Sources familiar with the situation in Ilorin’s Abayawo area told Vanguard that Rafiu went on a spending spree after receiving the alerts in batches of several million some weeks ago.
It was also gathered that the suspect who was said not to have informed anyone of the strange alerts just went on a spending spree.
Residents were said to be shocked about the sudden wealth of Alfa Rafiu, a POS operator as he started living a wealthy life of no known source.
According to a source, “But instead of him to draw the attention of the bank that mistakenly transferred the huge fund, he went on a spending spree.
“Rafiu bought houses, cars and sponsored people to the lesser Hajj. Although he was generous to several people in the community, some residents were surprised about his sudden wealth as a POS operator.”
The Police Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Kwara state command, Ajayi Okasanmi (SP), confirmed the incident.
According to him, “His arrest was effected by the Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (FCIID) from Alagbon-Close, Ikoyi, Lagos which makes it out of our jurisdiction”.