The Kano State Police Command has arrested two men allegedly specialised in defrauding members of the public with fake credit alerts in the state.
The suspects were identified as Alkasim Muhammad and Dahiru Muhammad.
This information was disclosed by the Zone 1 Police Public Relations Officer of Kano, SP Abubakar Ambursa, in a press statement made available to newsmen on Saturday.
Ambursa said, “Sometime in 2022, a complainant reported that some people procured building materials from him, valued at N4.7m and after depositing the amount into his bank account, it was later debited from the account without his knowledge.
“In the course of investigation, one of the suspects confessed to have been deceiving the entire country with this type of fake credit alert. Also, one of the suspects confessed that they were many operating in the Kano metropolis.”
In another news, a 13-year-old pupil of Tsangaya Koranic School (Almajirai), Yusuf Magaji, has drowned in a pond.
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The victim, who was initially rescued by men of the Kano State Fire Service, was rushed to a hospital, where he was confirmed dead by a doctor.
The state fire service spokesman, Saminu Abdullahi, said Magaji, alongside his classmates, were on their way to a nearby village and stopped by the side of the pond to clean up when the unfortunate incident occurred.
The victim was said to have slipped into the water and struggled to wriggle out without success.
Abdullahi said, “Following the report, fire service personnel were mobilised to the scene in Karaye and successfully rescued the victim unconscious. He was rushed to the Karaye Specialist Hospital for medical attention but was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty.”
According to the statement, the remains of the victim were handed over to the school proprietor, Malam Nafi’u Na Adamawa.