Kano : NSCDC Arrests Suspected Gun-runner, Seizes $600,000 Counterfeit Notes

Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kano State Command, have arrested a suspected gun-runner and a suspected fraudster in separate operations in Kano.

In a statement issued by the Command’s public relations officer, Ibrahim Idris Abdullahi, the Command said its operatives, “on routine patrol along Murtala Muhammad Way, Kano intercepted and apprehended a suspected gun-runner found in possession of six (6) firearms.”

The suspect, identified as Suleiman M. Uba, 31, is “from Tashene village in Zaki Local Government of Bauchi State” and was allegedly “en route to Kebbi State at the time of arrest.”

The corps explained that the arrest “followed credible intelligence and proactive patrol operations aimed at curbing the proliferation of illegal arms and light weapons, as well as preventing criminal activities within Kano State and beyond.”

In a separate operation, the NSCDC said it arrested a 37-year-old suspected fraudster, Abbas Lawan Garkuwa, at Kwankwasiyya City in Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano State.

According to the statement, the suspect was “caught in possession of about Six Hundred Thousand counterfeit US Dollars ($600,000) equivalent to Nine Hundred million Naira (N900,000,000) and many more Juju items used in defrauding innocent and unsuspecting members of the public.”

The Command noted that “the two cases are being thoroughly investigated and on conclusion legal action will be taken against the offenders.”

Commandant Mohammed Hassan Agalama, reiterated the commands unwavering commitment to safeguarding lives and property,” while urging members of the public to continue providing timely and useful information to security agencies to enhance collective security.