The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested six suspects in separate operations across the state over alleged fraud, cyber-related offences and possession of counterfeit currency.
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Shi’isu Adam, disclosed this in a statement issued in Dutse on Sunday.
According to the police, operatives of the Yankwashi Divisional Police Headquarters arrested Isa Ahmad, 36, from Rano Local Government Area of Kano State, and Sunusi Abdurrahman, 52, from Saudawa village in Ingawa Local Government Area of Katsina State.
The two suspects were allegedly involved in a fraud case involving ₦10.33 million. Police said they collected the money from two victims after allegedly promising to provide them with United States dollars but failed to fulfil the agreement.
The suspects were subsequently tracked and arrested following a complaint and discreet investigation. The police said the case had been charged to court.
In a separate operation, operatives of the Miga Divisional Police Headquarters arrested 21-year-old Ibrahim Haruna, a POS operator from Miga Local Government Area, over alleged computer-related fraud.
Police alleged that Haruna withdrew ₦199,500 from a customer’s bank account and transferred the money into four different OPay accounts without the customer’s consent.
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Preliminary investigations reportedly showed that the suspect allegedly obtained the victim’s NIN details and used them without authorisation to open a bank account before carrying out the transaction.
The police further said investigations revealed that about 16 bank accounts belonging to different customers had allegedly been compromised using a similar method.
The command also recovered ₦50,000 in suspected counterfeit currency during its operations.
The Commissioner of Police urged residents to safeguard their NIN details, banking information and other sensitive financial data to prevent fraudsters from gaining unauthorised access to their accounts.
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