Police in Adamawa State have arrested a 32 year old man, Joseph Nwakibe, accused of fraudulent activities with 10 different ATM cards.
The police command in a release by its image maker, SP Suleiman Yahaya, said that the operatives had apprehended the man while on surveillance on the 8th November, 2022.
SP Nguroje, disclosed that Joseph, an indigene of Nnewi South LGA, Anambra and resides in Markudi, Benue state was apprehended at the first bank ATM stand in Yola.
According to the command, Joseph was invited to Yola by his friend, Obinna Ajima (now at large) for joint fraudulent activities.
SP Nguroje added that preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects go about with several expired ATM cards of various banks pretending to be customers.
He said that they usually queue behind customers and offer to assist anyone they perceive is having difficulties in making transactions.
He stated that in the process they take note of the person's ATM pin number and smartly swap the card with the fake one in their possession.
The release conveyed the commendation of the Commissioner of Police, SK Akande, to operatives who apprehended such criminal minded element, and directed that effort be intensified to arrest the other suspect who is currently at large.
Furthermore, the CP appealed to the general public to be careful and refuse any assistance from while making bank transactions at ATM point, and advised them to call on the attention of the bank security men should they need any help.
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