Saturday, December 07, 2024 -Three suspected ATM fraudsters have been nabbed by the operatives of Yobe State Command of the Nigeria Police Force.
Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO), DSP Dungus Abdulkarim,
disclosed this in a statement released on Saturday, indicating that the arrests
marked a significant breakthrough in its fight against cybercrime and related
offenses in the state.
“On December 6, 2024, the State Intelligence Department (SID)
apprehended three suspects – Sani Kasim, 35, Nura Umaru, 24, and Umar Suleman,
22 – for their involvement in a criminal syndicate that targeted ATM users in
the state”, DSP Abdulkarim said.
According to him, the suspects, who confessed to the crime, used clever
tactics to trick unsuspecting bank customers into revealing their PIN numbers
while using ATMs.
“They would offer to assist the bank customers, then swap their ATM
cards and withdraw cash from their accounts”, he added.
The PPRO said items recovered from the suspects include: 47 ATM cards, 4
cellphones, and a Mercedes Benz vehicle.
“Six victims, including a visually impaired person who lost N181,550 have identified the suspects”, he said.
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