A self-acclaimed Kano governorship aspirant, Mallam Aminu Ado, has been arrested by the Police for impersonating the widow of the late Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, in a bid to swindle unsuspecting Nigerians.
Spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, DCP Frank Mba, who paraded him on Monday, June 22, said after the death of the former chief of staff, Ado who is also known as Al Amin Yerima, went on to impersonate the widow and reached out to prominent Nigerians asking for donations to enable him organize special prayers for the soul of the departed.
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Mba revealed;
In the course of doing that some of the prominent Nigerians became suspicious and reached out to us. He has been cooperative with the investigation and held back no facts. He is 58 years old.
He had also had a stint with EFCC in 2019. He was charged to an Abuja High Court and was convicted and imprisoned for three months as a result of the plea bargain he successfully initiated by his lawyers.
According to spokesperson, Ado who is an ex-convict used an application on his phone to change his voice to a woman’s voice, which he used to perpetuate the criminal act.
When he was arrested, Ado claimed he was a family friend and was trying to organize a prayer for the soul of the departed.
Ado however could not explain why he had to pretend to be a woman to solicit for assistance, admitting that he did it without the consent of the family.
Among those he already contacted are the Plateau state governor, Simon Lalong; the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila; and the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed.
Ado confidently said;
I know these people very well. I am a politician and I have the ambition of being governor of Kano State 2023 insha allah.
