Police bust Kano syndicate that impersonated spirits to defraud residents

The Kano State Police Command has uncovered a fraud syndicate that allegedly impersonated spirits, locally referred to arsenic Aljannu, to deceive and extort wealth from unsuspecting residents.

The Command said 2 suspects were arrested successful transportation with the crime, portion 28 SIM cards utilized successful the alleged fraud were recovered.

According to a connection issued connected Wednesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the suspects, Ahmad Ibrahim, 24, and Isma’il Muhammad, 22, some from Dandinshe Quarters successful Dala Local Government Area, were arrested connected April 10, 2026, by operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Squad.

Police said the apprehension followed credible quality astir suspicious telephone activities traced to the suspects.

During interrogation, the suspects reportedly confessed to utilizing aggregate GSM numbers to telephone victims portion disguising their voices to dependable similar spirits.

“They utilized dependable modulation to marque their voices dependable similar ‘Aljannu’,” the constabulary said successful the statement.

“They would instruct victims to recite definite incantations and endanger them with misfortune if they failed to comply.”

The Command further alleged that the suspects utilized fearfulness and spiritual manipulation to extort wealth and valuables from members of the public, claiming they had defrauded implicit 500 victims done the scheme.

The recovered ...