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| The Police Public Relations Officer, Kano State command DSP Magaji Musa Majia handing over the recovered N100,000 to the complainant while one of her family member watches |
The Police in Kano State command
have arrested one Yakasai Mohammed, who is in the habit of impersonating both the police
and court officials in order to defraud innocent family members of arrested
suspects.
The illegal activities of
the said Yakasai was brought to an end after a complaint was made to the Public Complaint
Rapid Response Unit (PCRRU) on 27th July, 2017 via a phone call from
a female resident of Kano city (name withheld) following the Wednesday 26th July, 2017 helicopter leaflet
drop of PCRRU flyers in English, Hausa and Kanuri over Kano city.
THE CASE AGAINST YAKASAI.
On 27/07/17 at about 6:34pm a female resident
of Kano, Kano state called the PCRRU phone line and complained that on the 17th
of July, 2017 a team of police on patrol raided a place call Kwana Hudu area in
Kano and arrested her son (name withheld) for an alleged robbery case. That her
son was taken to Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) office in Kano from where he
was subsequently charged to court for alleged robbery. She also stated that the
trial Judge ordered her son to be remanded in prison custody pending the next court
date. However, one of the Investigating Police Officers (IPO) known as Yakasai who
she met at the court premises collected the sum of One Hundred Thousand Naira
(N100,000) for bail and promised to release her son but he failed to do so as
her son was taken to Kurmawa prison from the court hence her complaint.
She also said that she picked the PCRRU contact phone number from a leaflet
dropped by police helicopter in Kano on Wednesday, 26th July, 2017.
The case was immediately registered, tracking
number PCRRU426434 issued and matter referred to the Commissioner of Police
Kano state for investigation and report in line with the directives of the Inspector-General
of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris, NPM, mni.
Investigation carried out by the Kano State
Police command reveals that the arrest of the complainant’s son and subsequent
prosecution in court is pursuant to an investigation into a reported case. The said
Yakasai was arrested and it was discovered that he is not a police officer or
court official but an impostor who goes around courts in Kano metropolis pretending
to be a police officer and a court worker. He confessed to the crime and the
extorted N100,000 cash was recovered from him. The money has since been handed
back to the complainant. Yakasai has also been charged to court for prosecution
accordingly and he has been remanded in prison custody pending the next hearing
date.
Members of the public across Nigeria are
advised not to pay money for bail as BAIL IS FREE. Also, in line with the “Change
Begins With Me” campaign citizens are urged not to give bribe to any government
official no matter the pressure on them. Rather they are urged to report such bribe
demand immediately to PCRRU which is available 24/7 via the following channels;
Calls Only: 08057000001, 08057000002 | SMS and WhatsApp Only: 08057000003 | BBM:58A2B5DE
| Twitter: @PoliceNG_PCRRU | Facebook: www.facebook.com/PolicePCRRU | Email:
complaint@npf.gov.ng OR PolicePCRRU@gmail.com and Website:
www.npf.gov.ng/complaint
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