By Yarima Haruna, Birnin Kebbi
A middle aged man, Hamza Abdulllahi Sama, a resident of KCC area in Birnin Kebbi has been arrested by the Police for defrauding at least 170 persons on the pretext of securing jobs for them in primary and secondary schools reports thegazellenews.com
The suspect was reported to have collected various sums of money from the victims amounting to N1.5 million.
SP Bashir Usman, in a statement on Sunday, 25 January, 2026, said that the suspect, Hamza Abdulllahi Sama now in Police custody said that he promised his victims jobs slots in school.
The Police added that, the suspect has been collecting N30,000 from victims he promised jobs.
The victims later found out that the suspect was a fraudster.
Police warned members of the public to be wary of fraudulent persons under any guise and to report immediately any suspicious persons who make such demands from them.
