Police Arrest Pregnant Women In Jigawa, See Why

The Nigerian Police, Jigawa State command has arrested a 40-year-old pregnant woman identified as Rukayya Rabi’u with counterfeit money in Birnin Kudu Local Government Area of the State.

Briefing journalist, the Police spokesman, SP Abdu Jinjiri said Rukayya who came from Bichi Local Government in Kano State was arrested while making transactions in the Birnin Kudu market.

“The woman was arrested after buying a body lotion of N300 from B/Kudu Market and the trader alerted the police which lead to her arrest.

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“She was arrested with over N108, 000 fake money in her possession after making a transaction in the market,” he said.

Jinjiri said the woman confessed that the money was given to her by one Ladidi in Bichi LGA who asked her to go to Birnin Kudu Market and buy grains with the money so that they will share it.

The arrested woman further confessed that she was fully aware that the money was fake.

The case is under investigation as effort is being intensified to arrest the other suspect.