On Wednesday, the Enugu State Police Command announced the arrest of four ATM card-swapping criminals for robbing a 63-year-old man of N495,000.
The suspects, who range in age from 18 to 36, were apprehended on May 6, 2023, at around 4.30 p.m. at Emene behind Emenite by members of the Hawk Tactical Squad of the State Command working with troops from the Nigerian Air Force Enugu.
The suspects’ names were released by DSP Daniel Ndukwe, the Command’s spokesperson, in a statement on Wednesday. They were Michael Sopuruchi, Osinachi Godwin, Moses Ani, and a mother of four named Chika Nwoko.
“The suspects were arrested while escaping to their above-mentioned criminal hideout in Emene, Enugu, after they fraudulently stole the ATM Card and Personal Identification Number of an unsuspecting 63-year-old male victim, while pretending to assist him withdraw money from a commercial Bank ATM along Ogui Road, Enugu.
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“Immediately after the switcheroo, the suspects used the card and PIN to withdraw the total of N495,000.00 from the victim’s account.”
The PPRO said that the suspects have confessed to the crime during interrogation, saying they have carried out many other criminal acts of ATM card swapping and fraud within Enugu metropolis.
He noted that four different ATMs including that of the victim, were recovered from them.
He said the suspects were on Tuesday arraigned in court and remanded in Enugu Custodial Centre while the trial Magistrate has adjourned the case to June 7, 2023, for further hearing and ordered that the case file be transmitted to the Attorney General for legal advice, through the Director of Public Prosecution, Ministry of Justice, Enugu State.”
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