Fraud: Police in Adamawa apprehend 32-year-old man, recover 10 ATM cards
Story from Abdulaziz JAURO, Yola
Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command have apprehended a 32-year-old man at a First Bank Automated Teller Machine (ATM) stand along Bank road in Yola North local government area, while on surveillance patrol.
The suspect, Joseph Nwakibe, who was arrested on 8th November 2022 is a native of Nnewi South, Anambra State and a resident of Makurdi, Benue State.
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According to a statement signed by the Adamawa Police image maker, SP Sulaiman Nguroje, the suspect was said to have been invited to Yola by his friend Obinna Ajima now at large for joint fraudulent activities.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects go around with several expired ATM cards from various banks and await their victims, they usually queue behind customers pretending to withdraw money, then they usually offer to assist anyone they perceive is having difficulties in making transactions and in the process take note of the person’s ATM pin number and smartly swap the card with the fake one in their hands.
“The Commissioner of Police, CP SK Akande, while commending the effort of the operatives in apprehending such criminal-minded elements, equally directed that efforts be intensified to arrest the other suspect who is currently at large.
“The CP further advised members of the public to be careful and reject any such assistance from criminal elements while making bank transactions at ATM points, adding that on no account should they seek help from strangers but rather call on the attention of the bank security men should they need any such help,” Nguroje concluded.
