BEVERLY HILLS, March 02, (THEWILL) – The Kano State Police command has arrested a 20-year-old man, identified as Sultan Bello, for allegedly impersonating the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II.
This was confirmed by the State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Magaji Majia, who said the suspect operated a fake Instagram page as the Emir.
Majia revealed that the suspect was arrested on Tuesday at Ja’oji quarters in Kano metropolis following a written complaint by a woman (name withheld) over his suspicious activities.
The suspect had allegedly defrauded many innocent people, while acting as the Emir and is currently being investigated and interrogated and will be charged to court subsequently.
The Police disclosed that the fake emir has over 20,000 followers on the closed Instagram page, and has seven different online personalities adding 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.
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