Man arrested in Kano for posing as CSP, promising police recruitment slots

The Kano State Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old man, Adamu Musa, for allegedly impersonating a elder constabulary serviceman and defrauding unsuspecting members of the public.

The suspect, a nonmigratory of Kureken Sani Quarters, Kano, was arrested by operatives of the Panshekara Police Division connected September 1, 2026, pursuing credible quality received by the command.

The command’s spokesperson, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, confirmed the apprehension successful a connection issued to journalists.

According to the statement, the bid received a distress study from the Police Mobile Force (PMF), Challawa, astatine astir 7:30 pm, prompting the deployment of operatives who subsequently apprehended the suspect.

Preliminary investigations revealed that Musa allegedly paraded himself arsenic a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) and claimed to person power implicit constabulary recruitment, transfers and postings.

The constabulary said the fishy allegedly utilized edited photographs and artificial intelligence-generated images of himself alongside elder officers of the Nigeria Police Force to springiness credibility to his claims.

He allegedly utilized the doctored images and names of senio...