AISHA ABUBAKAR
It was a success story for the Nigeria Police over the arrest of three suspects, who specialized in printing and spending fake Naira and dollar notes worth millions as they were busted in Zamfara State.
P.M.EXPRESS reports as was disclosed by the Zamfara State NSCDC Public Relations Officer, Ikor Oche, who identified the suspects as Kamalu Sani, Uzaifa Muazu and Suleiman Yusuf.
NSCDC image maker, Oche stated that the suspects were nabbed after one of them gave a fake ₦1,000 note to a tricyclist, who reported to the Police. He was arrested and interrogated, which led to the arrest of other suspects.
Oche explained that the trio were arrested following a complaint by a commercial tricycle operator, Umar Nasir, who was given a fake ₦1,000 note by one of the suspects.
Narrating the incident that led to the arrest of the suspects, the NSCDC spokesperson stated: “On April 3, 2023, one Kamalu Sani aged 28, boarded a tricycle from Kasuwa at about 1pm.
On reaching his destination, he gave the tricycle rider ₦1,000 note which was discovered to be fake”.
“The rider, Umar Nasir, raised the alarm which led to the arrest of the suspect, Kamalu Sani.”
According to Oche, the NSCDC operatives were able to trace the supplier of the fake Naira and Dollar notes to Kotorkoshi town.
“One Muazu Abdulkarim, who is said to be the prime suspect directed his son, Uzaifa Muazu, who had been in the illicit business with his father for the past three years, to go and open a box that contained the fake currency notes for onward supplies to suspects,” he added.
According to him, ₦60,000 and $2,600 fake notes were recovered from the suspects.
One of the suspects, Sani, confessed to the crime saying he was introduced to printing and spending fake Naira and Dollar notes by one Ado Gurgu of the Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara, who took him to Muazu Abdulkarim of Kotorkoshiz.
Sani said it was Abdulkarim who used to supply the fake currency notes to them.
The suspects will be charged before the Court for the alleged offence but that will be after the conclusion of investigations by the Police.