The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has urged Gombe Local Market Traders Association to always report cases of currency counterfeiting to it.
Its Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday.
Oyewale explained that the Acting Zonal Director of Gombe Zonal Directorate, Deputy Commander of the EFCC, DCE Sa’ad H. Sa’ad gave the charge at a sensitisation lecture for traders in Gombe.
He said that Sa’ad gave the charge on Monday at the lecture organised for Gombe State Local Market Traders Association in Gombe, Gombe State.
He quoted Saád as saying that “transactions should always be carried out within the ambit of the law.”
Sa’ad gave an instance where a suspect went to the market with one hundred pieces of fake one thousand naira notes to purchase food items.
The director showed them samples of fake currencies and authentic ones to assist them in identifying the notable physical differences between the two samples.
“The physical attributes of fake one-thousand-naira notes is that they all have the same serial numbers.
“The texture and colour of these fake Naira notes are different from the authentic currency,” Sa’ad said.
He, therefore, cautioned them to be cautious and always verify the authenticity of cash given to them.
In response, Chairman of the Gombe State Traders Association, Alhaji Abdullahi, thanked the commission for offering them an enabling environment to brainstorm on currency counterfeiting.
Abdullahi assured the commission of his members’ readiness to report any of such case to it.
(NAN)
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