The Niger Police Command on Monday arrested one Abubakar
Suleiman with 88 bundles of fake dollars. The command`s spokesman, SP Abigael
Unaeze, while presenting the suspect before newsmen in Minna said that Suleiman
and three others at large conspired and took his father-in-law to an unknown
place in Kogi under the pretext to cure him of his sickness.
The spokesperson said the suspect, who was arrested with a
bag containing 88 bundles of fake dollar notes, confessed to the crime.
In a related development, Unaeze said the command had
arrested six suspects with 86 wraps of dried leaves suspected to be Indian
hemp, 164MG Tables, 11 Diazepam, one packet of big bond and box of marches.
According to her, detectives attached to the command also
recovered one AK47 rifle with 25 rounds of 7.62 ×39mm live ammunition abandoned
by a gang of armed robbers.
She added that this followed a distress call that a gang of
armed robbers numbering five was operating in the residence of one Dr. Amandi
Akorbumdu of Bosso area of the state.
Unaeze explained that the police detectives attached to
Bosso division swung into action and gave them a hot chase as a result the
robbers fled and abandoned the items.
Police spokesperson said that all the suspects would soon be
charged to court after investigation.
She appealed to the members of the general public to assist
the command by providing useful information about movement of criminals to the
nearest security office for prompt action.
NAN
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