The Kano State Police operatives have arrested two suspected fake journalists at Sharada Quarters, Kano Municipal LGA, Kano State.
According to a press release signed by the Kano State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, “On February 2, 2023, at about 1700hrs, a report was received from the manager of a plaza at Sharada Quarters, Kano Municipal LGA, Kano State, that two people went to their plaza, purchased a bag of rice for Thirty-Three Thousand Naira (N33,000:00), and maneuvered a fake alert to them.
The command spokesman further said that on receipt of the report, the Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command, CP Mamman Dauda, raised and instructed a team of detectives led by SP Abdulrahim Adamu, Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Sharada Division, to arrest the culprits.
The team immediately proceeded to the scene and arrested the two suspects while they were trying to escape: one Mujahid Kabir, “M,” 30 years old, of Ahmadu Bello Way, and Abba Imam, “M,” 30 years old, of Zoo Road Kano. On spot search, the suspects were found in possession of Vision FM Personnel Identity Cards, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa said.
The statement further said that on preliminary investigation, the suspects confessed to having gone to Vision FM Radio station Kano, stolen two personnel Identity Cards, and made fake copies bearing their names and photographs. They further confessed to having gone to the said plaza at Sharada Quarters, bought a bag of rice, and made a fake transaction with the cashier.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police directed the case to be transferred to the Command’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for discreet investigation, as suspects will be charged in court upon completion of the investigation.
The Kano State Commissioner of Police has advised residents to be wary of fraudsters and scammers, secure their bank details, and report suspicious transactions to their banks.