By Mustapha Salisu
HOTPEN – The Kano Road and Traffic Agency, KAROTA says its operatives have arrested a tricyclist driver who specializes in duping his customers.
The tricycle which is popularly referred to as Adaidaita Sahu, belongs to a 45 years old Mr. John Bandes with registration number RRN 231QA, FGE 19-0849, and was arrested at Obasanjo Street within Kano Metropolis.
KAROTA’s Public Relations Officer, Nabilusi Abubakar Kofar Nai’sa, confirmed the development in a statement issued on Tuesday in Kano.
Nabilusi said, the suspect was tracked down and arrested by personnel of the agency following a complaint filed against him.
According to him “About a week ago, a lady named Jenifer Paul approached the agency with a complaint that a tricyclist has duped her a whooping sum of N600,000. Without a waste of time the agency charged a special squad to track him down until he was arrested.”
The PRO explained that the syndicate has been operating between Kano and Abuja for the past six months and upon interrogation, he confessed to have committed the crime and also revealed that he is not alone in the act.
Nabilusi hinted that, KAROTA’s investigations further revealed that the suspect uses a substance to hypnotize his victims before carting away their money or other valuables.
“It was also discovered that John, has been a wanted suspect by the police before his arrest and has been handed over to the Badawa Police Station for further investigations” he added.
The PRO noted that, The Managing Director of the Agency, Baffa Babba Dan’Agundi has urged members of the public to be cautious of tricycles they board and report any suspicious person to the authority for quick action to be taken.