{"id":321948,"date":"2024-05-08T12:44:13","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T11:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=321948"},"modified":"2024-05-08T12:44:13","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T11:44:13","slug":"police-arrest-17-for-operating-illegal-bureau-de-change-in-kano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/05\/08\/police-arrest-17-for-operating-illegal-bureau-de-change-in-kano\/","title":{"rendered":"Police arrest 17 for operating illegal Bureau De Change in Kano"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>The operation was carried out in collaboration with the Department of State Services (DSS), with the aim of stabilising the foreign exchange market and eliminate unauthorised operations<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>police raid targeted locations where foreign exchange transactions were taking place<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Kano State Police Command has arrested 17 suspected forex hawkers during a raid in the Wappa Bureau De Change area of Fagge local government area on May 7, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Spokesperson of the Command, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa disclosed this in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Kiyawa said the operation was carried out in collaboration with the Department of State Services (DSS), with the aim of stabilising the foreign exchange market and eliminate unauthorised operations.<\/p>\n<p>The police raid targeted locations where foreign exchange transactions were taking place, ultimately resulting in the arrest of 29 individuals.<\/p>\n<p>After thorough screening, 12 persons were released over their proven innocence from lack of evidence, while the remaining 17 were taken into custody.<\/p>\n<p>The statement partly reads, \u201cAt the end of the operation, a total of twenty-nine (29) people were arrested out of which twelve (12) were screened out for lack of evidence while Seventeen (17) were arrested with the following exhibits recovered; (1) Sum of Sixty-eight 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