The Gombe State Police Command on Thursday uncovered two syndicates in possession of $56,300, and N265,000 counterfeited notes.
Our correspondent reports that the groups comprising six members each totalling 12 specialised in the printing and disposing of counterfeit dollar and naira notes.
Parading the suspects, Police Public Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police Mahid Abubakar, said 12 suspects, were arrested in Bajoga, Funakaye and Dukku Local Government Areas of Gombe State.
Abubakar said the first syndicate, made up six suspects, were 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 a 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.
He said the second syndicate, also made up of six suspects, were 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 yrs male of Hashidu, Dukku LGA, Gombe State, Samaila Musa aged 30yrs 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 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 laws into their hands.
