Police nab five suspects for fake transfer fraud, arrest two over child rape

A five-man syndicate linked to fake slope transfers and suspected counterfeit overseas currencies has been busted successful a large cognition by operatives of the Yobe State Police Command.

This was disclosed on Sunday in a property merchandise signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Dungus Abdulkarim.

According to the statement, operatives of the Potiskum Divisional Police Headquarters, connected July 18, 2026, acted connected a distress study from a unfortunate who alleged that earlier that day, 5 men defrauded him of 10 bags of fertiliser valued astatine N488,000 done a fake slope transportation alert.

It said the suspects were identified arsenic Mohammad Ibrahim of Don Etiebet Estate, Damaturu; Abdullahi Aliyu of Kofar Ruwa, Kano State; Muhammad Mukhtar of Commissioners’ Quarters, Damaturu; Mohammad Bashir; and Alhaji Ahmad Mohammad, some of Obasanjo Estate, Damaturu.

“The suspects were arrested earlier they could dispose of the goods. A hunt warrant executed successful their edifice country successful Damaturu led to the betterment of 10 suspected counterfeit US $100 notes, 56 pieces of 50,000 Somali Shilling notes besides su...