Police arrest five suspected fraudsters in Yobe, recover counterfeit foreign currencies

The Yobe State Police Command said its operatives person arrested 5 suspected criminals for alleged engagement successful organised crime, fraud and robbery.

The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, stated successful a connection issued on Sunday that the breakthrough followed a ailment lodged connected May 12, 2026, by a unfortunate residing down the New Prison Area successful Potiskum.

According to the statement, the complainant reported that sometime successful March 2026, the suspects conspired and fraudulently obtained the sum of forty-nine cardinal and 2 100 1000 naira (N49,200,000) from him nether the mendacious pretence of producing wealth for him.

“Preliminary probe revealed that portion of the money, amounting to 4 100 and 30 1000 naira (N430,000.00), was transferred done an OPay relationship (No. 9012923687) bearing the sanction Badaru Alhassan Gadau, portion the remaining equilibrium was allegedly collected successful cash.

“Further findings indicated that aft collecting the money, the suspects...