DSS Raids BDCs In Kano, Arrest 40

By Modupe Gbadeyanka

Operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS) on Friday continued its raid on operators of Bureau De Change (BDCs) in the country.

Men of the Nigeria’s secret police in Kano reportedly stormed BDC operators and apprehended about 40 of them.

According to reports, some of them were arrested at the Aminu Kano International Airport and few others at Central Hotel general area of the city.

An eyewitness, Mr Umar Iliya, informed Vanguard that the operatives raided the Wapa area at about noon, seized selected men and took them away in security van.

 The witness said the operation caused stir culminating in a pandemonium before their identity was revealed.

Although the DSS officials are quiet over the operation, but the Auditor General of Association of Currency Dealers in Kano, Mr AbdulHamid Kabeer, confirmed the incident.

According to Mr Kabeer, “They arrested over 40 of our members in an operation that barely lasted half an hour.”

He disclosed that “We are deeply troubled over this unfortunate incident, and as I talk to you an emergency meeting is the offing to determine the next step to take.”

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