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The Delta State Police Command has issued a warning to Point of Sale (POS) operators to refrain from handling transactions exceeding N500,000, cautioning that such dealings could land them in trouble. In a video shared on the Command’s official social media, the spokesman, SP Edafe Bright, advised that any transaction over this amount should be conducted directly at a bank.
“Anybody who wants to do a transaction above N500,000 should go to the bank,” SP Edafe stated while addressing a POS operator. He highlighted that unusually high transaction volumes could be linked to criminal activities, such as kidnapping. He explained, “This lady was contacted by a suspect who obtained her POS account number and sent N4 million into the account—money that was taken from a victim who was kidnapped as ransom. Her profit was just N40,000.”
The police spokesman further warned POS operators to avoid becoming tools for criminals. “Transactions above N500,000 can get you into trouble. Don’t be a tool for kidnappers to collect ransom. It will be traced back to you,” he said, adding that operators could face jail time before being exonerated.
In the video, the unnamed POS operator explained that a regular customer, identified as Timothy Ogheneochuko, had sent N4 million into her account, after which she transferred part of the funds to another account at his instruction. She noted that her profit from the transaction was N40,000.
Ogheneochuko admitted that it was his first time handling such a large amount, claiming, “We often do local fraud, but I didn’t know what they were into.” The case underscores the need for POS operators to be vigilant and cautious about the transactions they process to avoid inadvertently aiding criminal activities.
