IGP Bans Use of POS Machines in Stations, Gives Reason

• The police IG, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the stoppage of electronic mobile money transaction devices within police stations and other police facilities nationwide
• Egbetokun issued this directive following allegations of illegal and illicit transactions of POS machine operators with certain police operatives
• Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the spokesperson for the Nigeria Police Force, confirmed the development and disclosed how public concerns informed the ban

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Kayode Egbetokun, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), has prohibited the use of point-of-sale (POS) machines within police stations and facilities across the country.

As reported by The Cable, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force spokesperson, announced the ban in a statement on Monday, March 4.

Why did the IGP ban use of POS in police stations?

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Adejobi said the directive includes “other electronic mobile money transaction devices.”

The Force spokesperson added that the development was prompted by “public outcry on alleged illegal and illicit transactions through POS machine operators and connivance with certain police operatives”.

As reported by BusinessDay, Adejobi noted that the ban was aimed at “forestalling perceived corrupt practices” and “maintaining discipline within the Force”.

“The Nigeria Police Force, following public outcry on alleged illegal and illicit transactions through point-of-sale (POS) machine operators and connivance with certain police operatives, hereby reiterates the ban on the utilization of POS machines and other electronic mobile money transaction devices within police stations and other police facilities nationwide,” the statement reads.

"As such, the IGP warns that any violation of this ban will attract severe sanctions on the leadership of the affected commands and formations,” he added.

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Woman arrested for distributing fake currency through POS

In a recent development, Legit.ng reported that the police in Lagos state arrested a 46-year-old woman, Oluwayemisi Oludare, for allegedly distributing counterfeit currencies through a POS business in the state.

Oluwayemisi disclosed that she got the fake currencies from her husband, Olamilekan, to distribute inside the Oluwole market in Lagos.

The couple, alongside a retired colonel, Ilelabayo Johnson, and 35-year-old Adeniyi Quadri, were arrested by the Zone 2 Command in Onikan, Lagos.

The suspects were said to have been distributing the fake currencies to Bureau De Change operators both in Nigeria and Cameroon and through POS services in Nigeria.

Source: Legit.ng