By IBRAHIM KANOMA, Gusau
The State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Zamfara State Command, Commandant Muhammad Bello Muazu has disclosed that the Corps has arrested three persons in connection with printing, minting and circulating fake Naira and U.S Dollar notes in the state.
Parading the suspects in the NSCDC State Command, Commandant Muhammad Bello Muazu said that one Kamallu Sani (M) 28 years of age from Yaryara area of Tsafe local Government Area and Sulieman Yusuf (M) 29years of age of Bakin Tasha of Tsafe local Government Area were arrested in Gusau on the 3rd April 2023 while trying to pay for transport fare to a keke Napep operator with the fake One Thousand Naira note.
According to a press release issued by the command’s public relations officer, Ikor Oche,the keke Napep operator was able to identify the fake note and raised alarm which led to the arrest of the culprits.
Preliminary investigations revealed that, kamallu Sani has indulged in this field to have been introduced to the illicit act by one Ado Gurugu of Tsafe local Government Area who took him to one Muazu Abdulkarim of kwartarkwarshi village.
Kamallu Sani confessed that, the said Muazu Abdulkarim is the one who supplies the fake currency and that each One Thousand fake Naira note is exchanged for Four Hundred Naira only.
The operatives of the Corps traced the supplier of this fake currency to kwartarkwarshi village where the prime suspect, Muazu Abdulkarim who is at large, directed his son Uzaifa Muazu who has been in the illicit trade with the father to open a box that contains fake currencies both in Naira and Dollars for onward supplies to the suspects.
The sum of Sixty Thousand Naira of fake currency was found along side with Two Thousand Six hundred dollars of fake U.S Dollars (N1.924000) were found in the box.
Meanwhile, the sum of Seventeen Thousand Naira of fake currency was seen with Kamallu Sani during his arrest.
Uzaifa Muazu who is the son to the prime suspect Muazu Abdulkarim confessed that, Muazu Abdulkarim has been in this illicit act for more than three years and that he gets the fake monies from Kano in company of One Ado Gurugu.
Commandant Muhammad Bello Muazu however advised the general public to be wary of these mischievous set of people.
He said that the Corps has put its search light on these mischief makers and the Corps shall clampdown on them heavily.
He said that the Corps will hand them over to the appropriate authorities for prosecutions.
