Isiyaku Ahmed
A police officer, Seageant Kabiru Isah, attached to the Kano Command’s Motor Traffic Division (MTD) returned the sum of one million, two hundred and ninety-four thousand, two hundred Naira (N1,294,200.00) found at the scene of a fatal accident.
The officer discovered the money while conducting scene analysis, minutes after a fatal accident. The deceased was knocked down by a Trailer along Zaria Road Kano while on his motorcycle in possession of the said amount of money arranged in a shoe box.
A statement signed on Friday and made available to newsmen by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abdullahi Haruna said the Managing Director, Kano Road Traffic Agency (KAROTA) Dr. Baffa Babba Dan Agundi who was overwhelmed with the behaviour displayed by the police officer and rewarded him with the sum of one hundred thousand Naira (N100,000.00).
While handing over the money through the State Traffic Officer (STO), SP Magaji Musa Majia, MD the KAROTA Boss stated that, he was happy that the police officer involved is attached to the Traffic Division of the Command and called on the good people of the State to emulate the good behavior displayed by the officer.
“We appreciate what the police are doing in Kano and we must give them all necessary support and cooperation,” he said.
The Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command, CP Sama’ila Shu’aibu Dikko, fsi, while handing over the money to the relatives of the deceased, called on Police officers, as well as, good people of the state to emulate the behaviour displayed by Seageant Kabiru Isah.
He also commended the officer for doing his job in accordance with the directives of the Inspector General of Police, Ag. IGP Alkali Baba Usman, psc(+), NPM, fdc.
