Nigeria’s Kano state Police Command has arrested one Nura Hamza,
who posed as a 700-year-old spirit, to allegedly dupe unsuspecting
members of the public.
The police Commissioner in the state, Mr
Ibrahim Idris told newsmen on Wednesday in Kano that the accused, who
resides at Kurnar Asabe quarters, was arrested on Aug. 23, following
complaint from one of the victims.According to him, the suspect used his
cell phone and called the complainant severally claiming to be a spirit
aged 700 years.
‘’He (the suspect) directed the complainant to
source money and take it to a nearby bush on an ant hill for spiritual
duties.’’
The commissioner said after the complainant
had deposited N800, 000 as directed by the suspect, he decided to inform
his relatives.‘
’This culminated into the arrest of the suspect
after luring him to the usual destination’’, he said.
The
commissioner said items recovered from the suspect included seven pieces
of fake 100 US dollars, three bundles of cut-to-size paper with pretext
to be 100 US dollar and four MTN Sim certificates.Others were three
motorcycles, a generator, and one mobile phone line among others.Idris
said as soon as investigation was completed, the suspect would be
charged to court.The commissioner also said that the command had
arrested 150 suspected criminals in addition to smashing five robbery
gangs within the last two weeks.
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