In a major breakthrough, the Kano State Police Command has arrested three suspected fraudsters and recovered counterfeit currencies equivalent to N129,542,823,000. The arrests were made following credible information provided by a Good Samaritan regarding the activities of a notorious fraudster operating in Gwale Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State......Read The Full Article>>.....Read The Full Article>>
The Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command, CP Salman Dogo Garba, acting on the tip-off, directed the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Gwale Division, SP Abdurrahim Adamu, to lead a team of detectives to apprehend the suspects.
The operation, which commenced on December 1, 2024, resulted in the arrest of Nura Ibrahim, a 26-year-old resident of Sharada Quarters, Kano. Further investigations led to the apprehension of another suspect, Mohammed Muktar, aged 35, from Hotoro Quarters, Kano. The meticulous efforts of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) culminated in the arrest of the principal suspect, Ahmad Abdullahi, a 30-year-old from Kaga LGA in Borno State, who had relocated to Hotoro Quarters, Kano.
A statement by the state police spokesperson, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, added that during the investigation, the police recovered counterfeit currencies in various denominations, including:
$3,366,000 (Three Million, Three Hundred and Sixty-six Thousand US Dollars)
