Anti-corruption and elections / EFCC

Kaduna Zonal Office Clamps Down on Ticket Racketeers

Kaduna Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Sunday, April 7, 2019 acting on intelligence report, arrested ticket racketeers at the Rigasa Train Station. Investigations revealed that some members of staff of the station in connivance with some touts were defrauding unsuspecting travellers and selling train tickets at a higher rate. For economy ticket of N1,300 /N1,500 they were selling at a rate of N2,000 to N5,000 and for First Class which goes for N2,500 was being sold for between N7,000 to N15,000. Three persons, including a staff of the station and two tout…