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Jigawa State Police Command has arrested 14 suspects for allegedly dealing in fake currencies. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Lawan Shiisu, confirmed the development in a statement on Friday in Dutse, the state capital. Shiisu said the suspects were arrested on Thursday in Birnin Kudu Local Government Area of the state. According to him, the suspects were nabbed by joint security operatives in a coordinated intelligence-led operation. The spokesman added that the team carried out a successful raid on a criminal hideout in Digawa village where the suspected...

The Jigawa State Police Command said it has smashed a major scam cartel operating in Birnin Kudu Local Government Area.In a statement by the command’s Deputy Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Ibrahim Sunusi Idris on Wednesday evening, 13 suspects were arrested alongside fake currencies and motorcycles suspected to be contraband. Part of the statement reads, “In response to numerous complaints from victims of fraud and robbery, the Command conducted a decisive raid on several identified criminal enclaves in a well-coordinated joint operation with operatives from the Nigerian Army, the Department...