Police allege man paid N1,000 to pose as Deputy Senate President’s father

The Kano State Police Command connected Friday alleged that an aged antheral featured successful a viral video, who claimed to beryllium the biologic begetter of the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, was paid N1,000 to play the role.

The video, which circulated wide connected societal media, showed the aged antheral appearing frail, bare and unkempt arsenic helium claimed that Senator Barau had neglected him and failed to cater for his needs.

The Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, said successful a video shared connected his verified Facebook leafage that the affectional portrayal was allegedly staged with the transgression intent of defaming the Deputy President of the Senate.

Kiyawa disclosed that the bid had arrested a young antheral suspected of arranging the video, alleging that helium hired the aged antheral to falsely contiguous himself arsenic Senator Barau’s biologic begetter successful an effort to tarnish the lawmaker’s reputation.

According to the police, the aged antheral admitted during interrogation that helium was fixed N1,000 to enactment successful the accumulation and marque the claims contained successful the video.

The Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, said the suspects had expressed regret implicit their actions during interrogation but warned that the bid would not dainty the substance lightly.

He said the polic...