A Nigerian Trader, Adejumo Bayo, 30, was on Saturday dawn arrested by the police at West Legon in Accra with two trunks full of fake United States dollars. His accomplice identified only as Tony is on the run.
Over 150 bundles of fake currency in 100 dollar units were neatly packed in the boxes and hidden in a room, ostensibly to dupe the unsuspecting public.
Bayo was arrested after some residents in the area went to Tony’s house to steal some of the money. The residents telephoned the police on realizing that the currency was fake.
When Tony realized that thieves were invading his house, he made a distress call to Bayo who immediately drove his car from Dome where he lives to West Legon to help cart the money.
On his arrival at Tony’s residence, Bayo went inside to have a discussion with him and his Ghanaian girlfriend, who is also on the run.
Tony managed to sneak out without informing Bayo when he realized that he was heading for trouble. After a while, when Tony was not coming, Bayo attempted to escape but the residents arrested him and handed him over to the police who had just arrived at the scene.
Before Tony’s escape, he had hidden the two trunks in a nearby bush but some residents who spotted him alerted the police.
