The Nigeria Safety and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), by way of the Commandant Normal’s Particular Intelligence Squad (CG-SIS) in collaboration with the NSCDC Kano State Command, has arrested 16 suspected criminals for numerous offences.

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ACC Afolabi Babawale, Nationwide Public Relations Officer, NSCDC Nationwide Headquarters, Abuja, acknowledged in a Monday assertion that the offences ranged from legal conspiracy, legal trespass, and suspected kidnapping to unlawful mining, illegal possession of firearms, printing of counterfeit US {dollars}, acquiring by false pretence, and other associated crimes.

In keeping with the assertion, one Abbas Lawan Garkuwa was allegedly concerned in printing counterfeit US {dollars} and was arrested with faux $600,000, an quantity equal to nearly one billion naira.

He was additionally accused of acquiring cash by false pretence after issuing faux United States {dollars} totalling $6,200 to a sufferer at an change charge of N1,452, having earlier acquired N9 million from the identical particular person.

The assertion added, “Investigation revealed that the suspect acquired N5.5 million by way of his Zenith Checking account. He additionally orchestrated a faux switch of N8 million by way of an confederate, Kabiru Ketti, as a way to deceive the sufferer.”

Garkuwa was arrested on February 27 at Kwankwasiya Metropolis, Zaria Street, Kumbotso LGA, Kano State. He was additionally present in possession of huge portions of a substance suspected to be charms, together with ten empty chemical containers, a journey ticket to Cameroon, chemical compounds utilized in counterfeiting, plain sheets, a safety ID card bearing his identify, GTBank and Zenith ATM playing cards, complimentary playing cards, and other private objects.

Additional investigation reportedly linked his counterfeit foreign money operations to 1 Usman Muazu of Tanturus, Gombe State, who stays at massive.

In one other operation, Sulaiman Mallam Uba was arrested in Kano whereas in possession of six brand-new, regionally fabricated rifles. He acknowledged that he acquired the weapons from Shuaibu Isiyaka on the directions of their chief, Suleiman Isiyaka.

Upon his arrest, Suleiman Isiyaka confessed that the legal community operated below the guise of a personal safety outfit, utilizing the duvet of guard duties to facilitate unlawful actions and the motion of arms from Yobe State to the Okene normal space of Kogi State.
He admitted to deploying members of the syndicate between 2024 and 2025 to assist illicit firearms motion and related legal operations.
Objects recovered included six regionally fabricated rifles, charms, amulets, and chains.

The squad additionally arrested Kaumi Alhaji Kadau, 39, from Gujba LGA, Yobe State, who runs an arms manufacturing workshop specialising in regionally made weapons bought to kidnappers, bandits, insurgents, and other criminals.

Recovered from him have been six improvised gun pipes, three improvised fireplace selectors, six noticed blades, a hand file, twelve hand recordsdata, a hammer, two screwdrivers, two pliers, two bicycle fenders, a chunk of sandpaper, two knives, a taper punch, an axe, two items of wooden, a bicycle jack, two picket hand metals, half a tin of spray paint, nineteen other metals, and an iron toolbox.
He confessed to promoting these things to Sulaiman Mallam Uba, who’s presently in custody.

Commandant Dandaura additional confirmed the arrest of eight suspects at Ososo Line 4, BUA Worldwide Cement Firm, Okpella, Etsako East LGA, Edo State, for offences together with legal conspiracy, suspected kidnapping, legal trespass, unlawful mining, and illegal entry into restricted areas.