The Gombe State Police Command has nabbed two syndicates specialised in the printing and disposing of counterfeit dollars and naira.
In all, the sum of 56,000 counterfit dollars and 265,000 counterfeit naira were recovered from 16 suspects.
Addressing journalists in Gombe, the Police Public Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Mahid Mu’azu Abubakar, said 12 suspects, were arrested in Bajoga, Funakaye LGA and Dukku.
ASP Abubakar said the first syndicate, made up six suspects, were arrested and counterfeit 500 pieces of 100 dollar bills and 265, 000 Naira were recovered as exhibits.
According to him, the arrest was made possible, after one Buba Muhammadu went to buy medicines at a chemist of Muhammad Ismail in Sangaru quarters in Bajoga with a counterfeit N1,000.
He said further investigation led to the arrest of five others.
“Buba Muhammadu 45yrs male, Jungudo Muhammadu 53yrs male, Adamu Yusuf Mallum 30yrs, Abdulhamid Abdullahi male 60 yrs, Salihu Abdulhamid 50yrs, male Abubakar Abdullahi 35yrs male,” ASP Abubakar listed.
He said the second syndicate, also made up of six suspects, were arrested in Malala Village, Dukku Local Government Area in possession of 63 pieces counterfeit of 100 US Dollar bills.
“Haruna Adamu aged 60yrs male of Tanji Village Darazo LGA, Bauchi State, Garba Ibrahim aged 25yrs male of Hashidu, Dukku LGA, Gombe State, Samaila Musa aged 30yrs male of Gombe Abba, Dukku LGA, Sa’adu Muhammed aged 23yrs male of No.10 Badarawa Qtrs, Kaduna State, Yusuf Abdullahi aged 30yrs male of Gombe Abba, Dukku LGA, Muhammadu Umaru aged 26yrs male of Gombe Abba, Dukku LGA. On the 24/01/2024 at about 1730hrs the above mentioned suspects were arrested at Malala Village, Dukku LGA in possession of sixty three pieces hundred notes of counterfeit US Dollars,” ASP Abubakar said.
He said all suspects had confessed to the crime and would be charged to court.
ASP Abubakar urged the public in Gombe State to be more vigilant and report all cases to the appropriate authorities as opposed to taking the laws into their hands.
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