The Niger State Police Command has arrested 17 suspects over an alleged ₦4 million investment fraud involving four victims.
The suspects were arrested on October 26 following a complaint by the victims, who accused them of collecting the money under the guise of operating an online investment scheme linked to Quest International, popularly known as QNET.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Minna.
According to the police, the victims jointly reported the incident at the Tudun-Wada Divisional Police Headquarters, prompting operatives to raid an apartment around Farm Centre, where the suspects were reportedly residing.
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The police identified the suspects 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 command said the suspects allegedly confessed to the fraudulent activities during interrogation and mentioned two other individuals, identified as Murtala Ishaq and Idris Planner, who are currently at large.
The 17 suspects have been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Minna for further investigation and prosecution.
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