62-year-old man arrested for printing fake money

Operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command have disclosed the arrest of 62-year-old Tahir Ahmed for ‘printing’ fake naira notes.

The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, Ahmed Wakil, disclosed this on Tuesday in a press release.

He noted that “On August 6, 2024, a concerned citizen from Jos North Local Government Area, Plateau State boarded a commercial Vectra vehicle from Sabon Garin Narabi Toro LGA, Bauchi State, en route to Bauchi. Upon reaching Tilden Fulani Market in Toro LGA, Bauchi State, a 62-year-old man named Tahir Ahmed stopped the vehicle and joined the journey to Bauchi.

“While in transit, Tahir Ahmed allegedly transformed some papers into new N1000 notes through what appeared to be ritualistic chanting, giving rise to suspicion that the notes might be counterfeit.”

He maintained that upon reaching the Bauchi metropolis around Yandoka Road, a Good Samaritan reported to the police station.

Wakil opined that after a series of interrogations, the suspect reportedly admitted to the crime, and N238,000 suspected counterfeit notes were recovered from him.

The PPRO added that investigations were ongoing to uncover further details related to the incident stating that the state Commissioner of Police, Auwal Musa Muhammad, had instructed the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the Criminal Investigation Department to send a request letter to the Central Bank of Nigeria for a forensic analysis to determine the authenticity of the suspected currency notes.

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