Kebbi police arrest three with N17m fake new currency notes

Kebbi State Police Command has arrested three persons in possession of fake new currency notes worth N17 million, reasonably suspected to be counterfeit.
Addressing newsmen at the headquarters, yesterday, the state’s Commissioner of police, Ahmed Magaji Kotangora, said that the suspects were arrested on January 29, 2023, at about 0910hrs, by police officers attached to Warrah Police Station with the help of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) at Warrah Motor Park.

The commissioner of police, who gave the names of the suspects as Faruku Zubair, Ibrahim Musa and Salisu Mohammed, all ‘m’ of Gungun Tawaye and Chupamini villages, Ngaski Local Council , respectively, said investigation has been completed and suspects will soon be charged to court for prosecution.