Kano Police recover counterfeit currencies in dollars, others worth over N100bn

The Police in Kano State have arrested three suspects with Counterfeit Foreign Currencies equivalent to N100.5 billion Naira.

Parading the suspects, the Command Spokesperson, CPS, Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, said the Money which was in Dollars and other Foreign Currencies, included $3,366,000, CFA51,970,000, N1,443,000 and three live ammunition.

The suspects, Muhammad Abdullahi, Muhammad Muktahr, and Nura Ibrahim, confessed to the crime but refused to disclose the source or where the fake currencies were printed.

One of the suspects, Nura Ibrahim claimed they got the fake currencies from Lagos, while Muhammad Muktahr insisted he was lured into the crime.

Chief Superintendent of Police, Kiyawa, informed the press that between the 25th of November and to 9th of December 2024, the Command arrested 62 different criminal suspects and recovered stolen properties, hard drugs, dangerous weapons, and different counterfeit currencies including Dollars and Cefa.

He said the summary of the achievements recorded includes 8 armed robbery suspects, 10 suspected cattle rustlers, 3 suspected kidnappers, 1 suspect for abduction, and suspected drug dealers

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