Police In Kano Arrest 3 Suspects With N129bn Fake Currencies

Three persons have been arrested by the Kano State Police Command on Tuesday over possession of counterfeit currencies amounting to N129bn.

The command’s spokesman, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, who disclosed this to newsmen in Kano on Tuesday, said the money to include, US Dollars, CFA and Naira.
“The counterfeit currencies equivalent to a total sum of N129bn recovered were among currencies stolen from another dealer of foreign currencies.
“The fake currencies include $3,366,000, CFA51,970,000 and N1,443,000.
“The two persons arrested with the fake money and the individual from whom they were stolen have been apprehended and are currently in police custody, helping with the investigation of the actual producers of the counterfeit money,” Koyaww said.
He said the command recovered six live ammunition, three tricycles, eight motorcycles and three parcels of 175 wraps of dried leaves, suspected to be Indian Hemp.
The PPRO also said the command has recovered 250 pieces of diazepam tablets, 278 sheep and seven cattle as part of recoveries made by its operatives.
“These approaches have resulted not only in the apprehension of criminals but also deters potential offenders from engaging in criminal activities.
“Major cases of kidnapping, armed robbery, thuggery and drug dealings have been surmounted”, he said.