700-year-old spirit arrested in Kano

The Nigerian Police in Kano State yesterday confirmed the arrest of a man, Nura Hamza, who claimed to be a 700-year-old spirit. Hamza who allegedly duped a man of N800,000 was arrested by the police who probed into his secret activities. Mr Ibrahim Idris, the Kano State Police Commissioner had told newsmen on Wednesday in Kano that the suspect, Nura Hamza
was arrested at Kurnar Asabe quarters, where he resides on August 23rd as a result of the complaint they got from one of his victims. The Commissioner further disclosed that the suspect had told the complainant on the phone that he was a 700-year old spirit, hence his demands can only be met in a nearby forest. He said, “He (the suspect) directed the complainant to source money and take it to a nearby bush for spiritual duties. “When his compound was searched, the following exhibits recovered. Seven pieces of fake $100, three bundles of cut-to-size papers with pretext to be $100, four MTN SIM certificates, three motorcycles, generator and one mobile phone.” The man had earlier paid N800,000 to Hamza as directed, but later told his family members about the situation. The CP said, “This culminated in the arrest of the suspect after luring him to the destination.”