Operatives of the Nigerian Police Force have arrested three suspects and recovered counterfeit currencies totalling N129,542,823,000, in Gwale, Kano State.
It was gathered that the arrests took place on December 8, 2024, leading to the seizure of N3,366,000 in counterfeit US dollars, 51,970 in counterfeit CFA francs, and 1,443,000 in counterfeit Nigerian naira.
The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed the development in a statement released on Tuesday.
The suspects were identified as Nura Ibrahim, Muhammed Muntari, and Usman Abdullahi.
The statement read, “This momentous achievement was recorded on the 8th of December 2024, at Gwale, Kano State, where police operatives acting on credible intelligence accosted one Nura Ibrahim ‘m’ and upon a conducted search, discovered N392,000 counterfeit notes, USD7800 counterfeit notes and 5 different ATM cards.
“Further investigation led to the arrest of his accomplices, Muhammed Muntari ‘m’, and Usman Abdullahi ‘m’ as well as the recovery of the other counterfeit currencies.”
Meanwhile, in another development, the Nigeria Police Force on the 9th of December 2024, arrested 3 suspected gunrunners identified as Buhari Suleiman ‘m’, Jamil Yakubu ‘m’, and Aliyu Abdullahi ‘m’, along the Kaduna-Kano expressway, Kaduna State.
The suspects were apprehended after the police operatives noticed their suspicious activities and approached them to question them.
“A subsequent search was conducted, which led to the recovery of 216 rounds of 9mm live ammunition and 1 round of Ak-47 ammunition,” Adejobi said.