Zamfara NSCDC arrest 3 persons with fake naira, dollars notes

 



From Aliyu Buhari Gusau

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Zamfara State command has arrested three persons in connection with printing, minting and circulating fake Naira and U.S Dollar notes in the state. 

Parading the suspects, the Spokesperson of the Command, Ikor Oche SC,  said that ”one kamallu Sani age 28 years from Yaryara area of Tsafe local Government and Sulieman Yusuf age 29 years of Bakin Tasha of Tsafe local Government Area were arrested in Gusau on the 3rd April 2023 while trying to pay  for transport fare to a keke Napep operator with the fake One Thousand Naira note”

“The keke Napep operator was able to identify the fake note and raised an alarm which led to the arrest of the culprits”.

“Preliminary investigations revealed that, kamallu Sani has indulged in this business for the period of one year. He confessed to have been introduced to the illicit act by one Ado Gurugu of Tsafe local Government Area who took him to one  Muazu Abdulkarim of kwartarkwarshi village”

“Kamallu Sani confessed that, the said Muazu Abdulkarim is the one who supplies the fake currency and that each One Thousand fake Naira note is exchanged for Four Hundred Naira only”

“The operatives of the Corps traced the supplier of this fake currency to kwartarkwarshi village where the prime suspect, Muazu Abdulkarim who is at large, directed his son  Uzaifa  Muazu who has been in the illicit trade with the father to open a box that contains fake currencies both in Naira and Dollars for onward supplies to the suspects”

“The sum of Sixty Thousand Naira of fake currency was found along side with Two Thousand Six hundred dollars of fake U.S Dollars (N1.924000) were found in the box”

“Meanwhile, the sum of Seventeen Thousand Naira of fake currency was seen with Kamallu Sani during his arrest”

“Uzaifa Muazu who is the son to the prime suspect Muazu Abdulkarim confessed that, Muazu Abdulkarim has been in this illicit act for more than three years and that he gets the fake monies from Kano in company of One Ado Gurugu”

Ikor Oche SC advised the general public to be wary of these mischievous set of people, adding that  the Corps has put its search light on these mischief makers and the Corps shall clampdown on them heavily.

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