Kano State Police Command has arrested suspected fraudsters who specialize in generating false bank alerts.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, in a statement, said 22 POS machines, 52 ATM cards, eight jerricans of diesel, and six mobile phones were also recovered from the suspects.
According to the statement, the arrest followed directives by Kano State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Usaini Gumel, to detectives to be on alert to ensure the arrest and prosecution of the perpetrators.
Kiyawa said during the investigation, the suspects led the police to arrest Auwal Ibrahim, 20, of Naibawa Quarters, who was identified as the final receiver of the diesel.
The suspects, according to him, confessed to their crimes and admitted to defrauding fuel attendants at AY Maikifi, Aliko, and various other filling stations and businesses in Kano State.
The statement said: “On 05/06/2024 at about 2045hrs, detectives swiftly responded to a distress call from the manager of Chula Filling Station and arrested Abdulkadir Ibrahim, 38, of Naibawa Quarters, and Aliyu Tukur, 27, of Kuntau Quarters, Kano.
“The suspects had purchased diesel worth N300,000 at Chula Filling Station using fraudulent payment methods, resulting in the owners receiving fake money transfer alerts.”
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