Command Busts Gombe Currency Syndicates, Recovers Fake $56,300

The Gombe State Police Command on Thursday busted two currency syndicates in possession of $56,300, and N265,000 counterfeited notes. Our correspondent reports that the groups totalling16 specialised in the printing and disposing of counterfeit dollar and naira notes. Parading the suspects, the Police Public Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police Mahid Abubakar, said 12 suspects were arrested in Bajoga, Funakaye and Dukku Local Government Areas.

Abubakar said the first syndicate, made up six suspects, was arrested in possession of 500 pieces of 100 dollar and N265, 000 were recovered as exhibits. According to him, the arrest was made possible after one Buba Muhammadu went to buy medicines at the chemist of Muhammad Ismail in Sangaru quarters in Bajoga with a counterfeit N1,000. He said further investigation led to the arrest of the rest of the members. “Buba Muhammadu, 45 years, male; Jungudo Muhammadu, 53 years, male; Adamu Yusuf Mallum, 30 years; Abdulhamid Abdullahi, male 60 years; Salihu Abdulhamid, 50 years, male; Abubakar Abdullahi 35 years male,” Abubakar listed them. He said the second syndicate, also made up of six suspects, was arrested in Malala Village, Dukku Local Government Area in possession of 63 pieces of counterfeited 100 US dollar notes.

Abubakar added, “Haruna Adamu aged 60 years male of Tanji Village Darazo LGA, Bauchi State; Garba Ibrahim aged 25 years, male of Hashidu, Dukku LGA, Gombe State;  Samaila Musa aged 30 years male of Gombe Abba, Dukku LGA; Sa’adu Muhammed aged 23 years male of No.10 Badarawa Quarters, Kaduna State; Yusuf Abdullahi  aged 30 years male of Gombe Abba, Dukku LGA; Muhammadu Umaru aged 26 years male of Gombe Abba,  Dukku LGA.  The suspects were arrested at Malala Village,  Dukku LGA in possession of 63,000 pieces of 100 dollar notes.” He said all the suspects had confessed to the crime and would be charged to court. Abubakar urged the public in Gombe State to be more vigilant and report all cases to the appropriate authorities as opposed to taking the law into their own hands.

Source: Punch