Argungu: Winner Arrested For Smuggling Dead Fish Into River

The winner of the just concluded Argungu International Fishing Festival Competition, Malam

Bello Ya’u, has been stripped of the title and detained by the Police in Argungu for cheating in the contest.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Ya’u caught the biggest fish, weighing

65.95kg at the grand finale, held on Saturday.

Ya'u received a brand new Honda Car from Maltina, two Hajj Seats to Saudi Arabia, one each from Kebbi

State Government and Argungu Emirate Council and a television set from MTN.

Ya'u, however, lost the title and prizes for refusing to swear by the Holy The Great Book to defend an allegations that he smuggled a dead fish into the river a day before the competition.

Confirming this development to NAN in his palace today, the Emir of Argungu, Alhaji Sama'ila Mera, said he personally investigated the case and found that the suspect with one Zazzagawa, committed the offence.

He said the two suspects, who were handed over to the Police, had since confessed their crime and that appropriate actions would be taken against them.

The emir dismissed the assertion that the incident would negatively affect the festival and Argungu Emirate.

"We must expose this kind of cheating because our tradition and culture hate cheating and hence we will not accept this to happen here," he said.

NAN reliably learnt that the person who came second, with a catch of 62kg, would be crowned as the champion.

NAN reports that the car won by Ya'u has been confiscated and parked at the premises of the Emirate Council.

Efforts to speak to either Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in-charge of Argungu or Commissioner of Police in Kebbi State, Alhaji Muktari Ibrahim, on the incident proved abortive.

While the DPO refused to comment, the commissioner did not answer telephone calls to him.

More than 30,000 fishermen from within and outside Nigeria participated in the competition.


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