NSCDC arrests 16 suspects for counterfeit currency, other crimes

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), done the Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad (CG-SIS) successful collaboration with the NSCDC Kano State Command, has arrested 16 suspected criminals for assorted offences.

ACC Afolabi Babawale, National Public Relations Officer, NSCDC National Headquarters, Abuja, stated successful a Monday connection that the offences ranged from transgression conspiracy, transgression trespass, and suspected kidnapping to amerciable mining, unlawful possession of firearms, printing of counterfeit US dollars, obtaining by mendacious pretence, and different related crimes.

According to the statement, 1 Abbas Lawan Garkuwa was allegedly progressive successful printing counterfeit US dollars and was arrested with fake $600,000, an magnitude equivalent to astir 1 cardinal naira.

He was besides accused of obtaining wealth by mendacious pretence aft issuing fake United States dollars totalling $6,200 to a unfortunate astatine an speech complaint of N1,452, having earlier received N9 cardinal from the aforesaid individual.

The connection added, “Investigation revealed that the fishy received N5.5 cardinal done his Zenith Bank account. He besides orchestrated a fake transportation of N8 cardinal done an accomplice, Kabiru Ketti, successful bid to deceive the victim.”

Garkuwa was arrested connected February 27 astatine Kwankwasiya City, Zaria Road, Kumbotso LG...