An unnamed Point of Sale operator has come forward in a growing case involving a possible kidnap ransom transaction in Delta State, asserting that she was not aware of the illegal acts underlying a 4 million Naira payment into her account.
As part of an investigation into a kidnapping incident, the operator was interviewed in a video posted on his X page on Thursday by SP Bright Edafe, the Public Relations Officer for Delta State Police Command.
According to the operator’s version of events, she was called by Timothy Ogenechukwu, a customer who had done smaller business with her in the past.
She admitted to the police that “he has been doing transactions with me, maybe at times 5,000 or 2,000.”
The transaction was much bigger this time, though, at 4 million Naira. She claims that Ogenechukwu failed to give a convincing explanation for the huge deposit.
She went on to say, “He only called me that morning and told me to check my account.”
According to her, she was unaware that the money in question was connected to illegal activity—more precisely, a ransom payment from a victim of kidnapping.
“I didn’t know,” she stated, emphasizing that she believed it to be another business deal, much like their previous exchanges.
She acknowledged, nevertheless, that she had profited 40,000 Naira from the deal.
“I made forty thousand dollars,” she declared.
Edafe questioned her about her relationship with Timothy during the interview, asking if she was aware of the consequences of letting big money move through her account.
The officer emphasized that the money came from a kidnapped victim and implied that the PoS operator might have been complicit in the crime due to her involvement in receiving and disbursing the payments.
Earlier in the video, the PPRO cautioned that PoS operators should exercise caution when deciding with whom to transact, particularly if the volume of transactions is rather large.
“I have been educating and conversing with people on social media, especially PoS operators,” he stated. Anyone wishing to transact more than 500,000 naira should visit the bank.
“Because they are supposed to go to the bank, there is an element of crime involved whenever you ask a PoS operator if you are receiving an excessive amount of money that is unreasonable.”
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