By Hassan Turaki
One Suleman Habu ‘m’ aged 37 of Bachirawa Town, Kano State has been apprehended by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kazaure Town over alleged case of Cheating and Counterfeiting contrary to Sections 329 and 369 and punishable under sections 322 and 329 of the Penal Code Law CAP P3 VOL III law of Jigawa State.
CSC Adamu Shehu Command’s Public Relations Officer, made the disclosure.
He said the suspect was arrested on Thursday, 12th day of January, 2023 upon complaints lodged by one Abdul’aziz Shehu and Saratu Mohd at Kazaure Divisional office, that he sold (exchanged) them fake Nigerien Currency (CFA Franc) amounting to N230,000, stressing that it was while they took the currency to be exchanged that they were told the money’s fake.
He also said the suspect confessed that he bought the money from one woman while on transit to Kazaure from Kano whom he said was in urgent need of money but has only foreign currency (Niger CFA), and offered to exchange it at a discounted rate.
“At the time of his arrest, he was in possession of Twenty Six (26) pieces of 1000 notes of Niger CFA equivalent to N338,000.
Suspect will be charged to court after investigations were concluded”, further maintained.
