The Niger State Police Command has arrested two suspects for possession of suspected fake United States currency totalling $1,000 in Minna.
Spokesperson for the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement said the suspects, Abba Ibrahim and Abdulazeez Muhammad, were arrested by surveillance patrol team.
According to the PPRO, the suspects claimed they found a wallet containing the ten pieces of 100 dollar notes on the ground in Paiko.
“On 22nd June 2026 at about 8pm, Police surveillance patrol team attached to T/Wada Div while on routine patrol around David Mark roundabout, arrested two persons, namely;
-Abba Ibrahim 25yrs of Angwan-Sarki, Minna
-Abdulazeez Muhammad 20yrs of Paiko,” the statement read.
“The two suspects were intercepted on a Jincheng motorcycle and when searched, they were found in possession of ten pieces of 100-dollar notes suspected to be counterfeit amounting to 1000 dollars.
“During interrogation, Abdulazeez claimed that he found a wallet containing the suspected counterfeit money on the ground in Paiko and he took the money, while he and his friend Abba arranged to meet in Minna to dispose of the counterfeit money.
“The two suspects have been transferred to SCID Minna for further investigation.”
