How N4m Ransom Passed Through my Account Without my Consent – PoS Operator

A Point of Sale (PoS) operator in Delta State, who remains unidentified, has come forward to explain her role in a developing kidnapping case involving a 4 million Naira ransom. In a video shared by the Delta State Police Command Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, the operator claimed ignorance about the criminal activity behind the large deposit made into her account.

The operator revealed that she had been conducting smaller transactions with a customer named Timothy Ogenechukwu, who had previously transferred amounts ranging from 2,000 to 5,000 Naira. However, on this occasion, the amount was much larger—4 million Naira. She stated that Ogenechukwu did not offer any explanation for the significant deposit and simply instructed her to check her account.

“I didn’t know it was ransom money,” she insisted during the interrogation, emphasizing that she had no reason to believe the funds were connected to any illegal activities. She further disclosed that she made a profit of 40,000 Naira from the transaction.

SP Edafe pressed her on the nature of her relationship with Ogenechukwu and whether she understood the legal risks of accepting such a large sum. He pointed out that the money had come from a kidnapping victim, warning the operator that her role in receiving and transferring the funds could be considered complicity in the crime.

Edafe also used the opportunity to caution PoS operators to avoid handling unusually large sums of money, advising that transactions over 500,000 Naira should be handled by banks to avoid being inadvertently involved in criminal activities.