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Posted by Thandiubani on Wed 07th Jul, 2021 - tori.ng

A man of God who specializes in printing fake naira notes has been apprehended by the police.

Pastor arrested alongside his gang members

A pastor has been arrested alongside two others after they were caught with fake N15.8m notes.

Spokesperson of the Nigeria police command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, July 6, said the suspects were arrested at a hotel in Kontagora.

"On 29/06/2021 at about 1400hrs Police Operatives attached to Kontagora Area Command arrested the following suspects: Emmanuel Akazuwa, 42, of Adi village, Buruku LGA of Benue State, Pastor Sabastine Dabu, 48, of Zuru Kebbi State and Umar Mohammed,50, of Pandogari, Rafi LGA," he stated.

The PPRO said Emmanuel was arrested in possession of one thousand naira notes to the tune of fifteen million, eight hundred and thirty thousand naira (N15,830,000) suspected to be counterfeit at a Hotel in Kontagora.

"He was arrested with Pastor Sabastine and Umar who were suspected to be his agents. During interrogation, Emmanuel confessed to the crime and claimed that he bought the fake currency from one Nifom presently at large at Katsina-Ala in Benue State at the rate of one hundred and fifty thousand naira, while he met Pastor Sabastine at a Cathedral Congress in Makurdi who promised to assist him to sell the currency," the statement read.

"Umar was contracted by Pastor Sabastine in an attempt to meet a buyer at the said hotel. The case is under investigation and the suspects will be arraigned in court as soon as investigation is concluded." he added.