Six suspected fraudsters have been arrested by the Kano State Police Command.

During the arrest, the authorities recovered two ATM cards as well as fake naira notes.

The spokesperson of the command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the police headquarters in Bompai on Monday, September 2, 2024.

According to the PPRO, four of the suspects were found in possession of fake currency with intent to defraud unsuspecting victims.

“On 22/08/2024 at about 9:15am, a report was received from a resident of Itike Road in Sabon-Gari Quarters, Kano that on the same date at about 9:05am, some suspected scammers swapped his UBA ATM Card and fled away,” Kiyawa stated.

“On receipt of the report, a team of detectives swung into action and arrested the two suspects; one Yahaya Sani, ‘m’, 28 years old, of Hausawa Quarters, and one Nura Dahiru, ‘m’, 37 years old, of Sabuwar-Gandu Quarters, Kano. During the investigation, two ATM Cards were recovered from them with the case under investigation.

“During the investigation, the suspects revealed that they had collected the money from one Sa’ad Adamu, ‘m’, 23 years old, of Gaya LGA, Kano who further mentioned one Zakari AKA Logo, ‘m’, of the same LGA as their accomplice. All the suspects were arrested and the investigation is ongoing.”