Police arrest suspected swindler, 337 other criminals in Kano

THE Kano State police command has arrested one Mohammed (surname withheld), a suspected swindler who specialised in using fake bank alerts to purchase goods.

The suspect, along with the others were paraded at the Bompai police headquarters for various offences including from armed robbery, car snatching, drug trafficking, kidnapping, among others.

Speaking on Wednesday in Kano, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who spoke on behalf of the state’s Commissioner of Police, Habu Sani, said Mohammed and his accomplice, Suleiman (surname withheld), who is now at large, bought 15units of tricycle at N9.7 million under false pretence.

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According to PPRO, the suspects collected the company’s bank account with a pledge to transfer the said amount.

“Later, Mohammed sent a fake alert after receiving the 15 units of tricycles from the company.”

DSP Kiyawa also disclosed that on February 10, based on credible information, the command’s team of Operation Puff Adder arrested two other persons who specialised in duping people with fake bank alerts.

He said they were arrested for duping one Suleiman Mohammed the sum of N50, 000.

The PPRO then disclosed that with the frequent raids carried out by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), over 36armed robbery suspects, 12 kidnapping suspects, and five burglars were arrested.

He noted that six suspected drug dealers were also arrested, while three other persons were arrested for giving false information to the police.