Police in Jigawa State has arrested 27-year-old Mohammed Mohmmed who specializes in defrauding POS operators using counterfeit money.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer ASP Lawan Shiisu Adam disclosed this in a statement issued to Nationnewslead.
He said the suspect who has been on the police wanted list specialized in defrauding POS operators in the state and beyond.
He said, one Abdullahi Magaji of Limawa quarters complained that, the suspect came to his POS terminal shop, situated at Limawa quarters and attempt to deceive him by giving him a counterfeit of one hundred thousand naira N100,000 to transfer to his account. Later he discovered the money was fake notes.
Shiisu explained that a police team while on surveillance patrol along Limawa quarters, Dutse LGA, intercepted the suspect in possession of a total of four hundred and one ‘401’ notes of one thousand ‘1000’ denomination reasonably suspected to be counterfeit
He said the suspect confessed to the crime and promised to mention his accomplices.
Shiisu said the case was transferred to SCID Dutse for discreet investigation and will be charged to court after investigation. Continue Reading
