JUST IN: 4 Police Impersonators Arrested In Niger

• The police force in Niger State have arrested four people for impersonation in the state.

• The suspects were said to have defrauded people, by collecting money from them under the guise of being police officers.

Operatives of the Niger State Police force have arrested four fraudsters in the state.

According to reports, the suspects were said to have dressed in police uniforms, and swindled traders and market men/women of their money at different markets.

They were apprehended on Wednesday, April 16.

A statement released by the state police command also identified the suspects as; Aliyu Abbas, 35, of Funtua, Katsina; Jibrin Idris, 35, of Gwiwa, Jigawa; Musa Ya’u of Daura, Katsina; and Abubakar Yahaya, 45.

The spokesperson of the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun also disclosed items recovered from them include; a handcuff, N1.2 million, cut-to-size papers, liquid chemicals for counterfeiting notes, and two mobile phones

On 16th April, 2025 at about 3pm, acting on a credible intelligence that a syndicate of four men who specialized in defrauding unsuspecting members of the public in various markets around Niger State were sighted at Izom cattle market, planning to defraud a person after selling his cattle,”  

“Based on this, Police operatives of Maje Div mobilised to the scene and intercepted one black Mercedes Benz vehicle with Reg. No. KTU 747 HF with the following suspects; Aliyu Abbas 35yrs of Funtua, Katsina, Jibrin Idris 35yrs of Gwiwa, Jigawa, Musa Ya’u of Daura, Katsina and Abubakar Yahaya 45yrs of Daura, Katsina. 

“On interrogation, the suspects confessed to being fraudsters and a sum of one million, two hundred thousand naira was recovered from them. Other exhibits include a bunch of cut to size papers, liquid chemicals claimed to be used for counterfeit notes, handcuff, and two phones.

“Some victims identified the syndicate as fraudsters who had swindled them of their money and cattle at different markets. It was also said that at times, they do present themselves as policemen to their victims or counterfeit notes producer and other means of defrauding people. 

“The suspects are under further investigation and will be charged to court after investigations.” 

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