Police arrest 20-year-old man who impersonates Emir of Kano on social media

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- Nigeria police have arrested a fake Emir of Kano

- The suspect was simply identified as Sultan Bello

- He confessed that he had defrauded his followers on instagram to the tune of N3 million before he ran out of luck

A 20-year-old man identified as Sultan Bello has been arrested by the Kano state police command for allegedly impersonating the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II.

Vanguard reports that the Kano state police public relations officer DSP Magaji Majia, said in a telephone interview that the suspect operated a fake Instagram page as the Emir.

NAIJ.com gathered that Majia revealed that the suspect was arrested, following a written complaint by a woman (name withheld) over his suspicious activities.

He said the suspect was arrested on Tuesday, February 27, at Ja’oji quarters in Kano metropolis, after he had defrauded many innocent people while acting as the emir.

Majia also said the command is currently investigating and interrogating the suspect and that he is cooperating with the police, noting that he will be charged to court subsequently.

He disclosed that the fake emir has over 20,000 followers on the closed Instagram page and so far he has such account of seven personalities.

The police officer further revealed that the suspect admitted that he has been impersonating the emir on social media and had defrauded unsuspecting followers to the tune of N3 million before he ran out of luck.

He assured that the suspect will be charged to court as soon as investigation on the high profile crime is completed.

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Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had previously reported that Idris, a 15-year-old student of a private school in Orile, has been arrested and paraded alongside 56 persons by the police in Lagos for their alleged membership in the Aiye cult group.

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