Police in Adamawa State have arrested a 32 year old man, Joseph Nwakibe, accused of bank fraud where he was found in the possession of 10 ATM cards bearing different names.
The press release Friday, issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje revealed that the operatives had apprehended the man while on surveillance on November 8, 2022.
Joseph, an indigene of Nnewi South local government area of Anambra state and resides in Markudi, Benue state was apprehended at the first bank ATM stand in Yola.
Joseph was invited to Yola by his friend, Obinna Ajima (now at large) for joint bank theft.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects go about with several expired ATM cards of various banks pretending to be customers.
He disclosed 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.
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.