Tuesday, June 11, 2024 -The Kano State Police Command has arrested three suspected fraudsters who specialize in generating fake bank alerts to buy goods and recovered 22 POS machines, 52 ATM cards, 8 Jerrycans of diesel, and 6 mobile phones.
Spokesperson of the command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who disclosed
this in a statement at the weekend said the State Commissioner of Police, CP
Mohammed Usaini Gumel urged all law-abiding residents of the state, especially
business operators to be wary of fraudsters and promptly report any suspicious
activities to the nearest Police Formation or through the Command's emergency
contact numbers.
The PPRO noted that this achievement was as a result of the commitment
of the police command towards keeping the state safe as the police received
series of reports from a particular petrol stations and adjoining business
premises on the activities of fraudsters who specialize in buying goods and
initiating fake alerts including swapping of ATM cards and Point of Sales (POS)
machines.
“On this, teams of detectives were placed on red alert to ensure the
arrest and prosecution of the perpetrators by the Kano State Commissioner of
Police, CP Mohammed Usaini Gumel,” the statement read
"Consequently, on 05/06/2024 at about 2045hrs while the detectives
swiftly responded to a distress call from the Manager of Chula Filling Station
and promptly arrested the following suspected fraudsters; (1) Abdulkadir
Ibrahim, aged 38 years old, 'm', of Naibawa Quarters and (2) Aliyu Tukur, aged
27 years old, 'm', of Kuntau Quarters, Kano.
"During investigation, the suspects bought Diesel that costs three hundred thousand naira (N300,000:00) at Chula Filling Station along Hotoro, Ring Road Kano but made fraudulent payments through which the owners received fake money transfers alert.
"While in police custody, the suspects further led the team and
arrested one Auwal Ibrahim, aged 20 years old, 'm', of Naibawa Quarters who was
the final receiver of the Diesel.
"During the investigation, all the suspects confessed to the crime
and also revealed that, they had earlier defrauded some fuel attendants at AY
Maikifi, Aliko, and many other Filling Stations including many other business
operators in Kano State.
"Exhibits recovered from them include twenty-two (22) POS Machines,
fifty-two (52) ATM Cards, six (6) Mobile Phones and eight Jerricans of
Diesel.
"The suspects are currently undergoing discreet investigation at
the Command's Criminal Investigations Department (CID) and will thereafter be
charged to court for prosecution.
"Therefore, the Commissioner of Police is reassuring the commitment
of the police command to fighting crime and criminality and dealing ruthlessly
with perpetrators of criminal activities in the State
“While thanking the good people of the State for their support and
cooperation, the CP also urged the public especially business operators to be
extra wary of fraudsters and keep reporting any suspicious movement of
person(s) or item(s) they come across to the nearest Police Station or through
the following Kano State Police Command emergency contact numbers:-
08032419754, 08123821575, 09029292926.
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