Police arrest fake officer for impersonation, recruitment scam in Kano

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The Kano State Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old man, for impersonating a senior police officer and defrauding members of the public.

This is contained in a statement on Tuesday by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Haruna, a copy of which was made available to The Punch.

“The Kano State Police Command wishes to inform the public of the arrest of one Adamu Musa, 35, of Kureken Sani Quarters, Kano, for impersonating a senior Police Officer and defrauding members of the public.

“On 1st September 2026 at about 1930hrs, the Command received a distress report from No. 52 Police Mobile Force, Challawa Kano.Acting on credible intelligence, operatives of the Panshekara Police Division mobilized and arrested the suspect for parading himself as a Chief Superintendent of Police,” it said.