Niger police arrest 17 over alleged ₦4m QNET investment fraud
Niger State Police Arrest 17 in Alleged Investment Fraud Case
The Niger State Police Command has detained 17 individuals in connection with an alleged investment fraud scheme that reportedly defrauded four victims of approximately ₦4 million. The suspects, who claimed involvement with the QNET online investment scheme, were arrested on October 26 after the victims filed a complaint with the police.
The case was detailed in a statement issued Sunday by Police Public Relations Officer SP Wasiu Abiodun in Minna. The victims reported the fraud at the Tudun-Wada Divisional Police Headquarters, asserting that the suspects misappropriated their funds while posing as representatives of Quest International, commonly known as QNET.
After receiving the complaint, police operatives conducted a raid at an apartment in the Farm Centre area, leading to the apprehension of all 17 suspects. The individuals have been named 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.
During interrogation, the suspects reportedly admitted to their involvement in the fraudulent activities and indicated the names of two additional individuals, Murtala Ishaq and Idris Planner, who remain at large.
The 17 suspects have since been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Minna for further investigation and potential prosecution.
