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Police arrest four over ‘illegal SIM cards swapping, bank fraud’ in Katsina

The Katsina state police command has arrested four individuals suspected to be involved in illegal SIM card swapping and bank fraud.

The police said the suspects used advanced methods to steal money from the victims’ bank accounts after illegally swapping their SIM cards.

Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday, Abubakar Aliyu, Katsina police spokesperson, said operatives recovered 32 SIM cards from the suspects.

“The suspected notorious fraudsters who specialized in swapping SIM cards of unsuspecting members of the public to fraudulently use sophisticated tactics to withdraw money from their victims bank accounts,” Aliyu said.

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“The command, acting on credible intelligence, launched an operation to track down the syndicate.

“After a thorough investigation, four suspects were arrested and confessed to the commission of the offense.

“The suspects are Muhammad Murtala, alias Bomboy, age 20, of Rahamawa quarters; Muhammad Umar, alias Dogon Baba, m, age 33, of Sabuwar Unguwa quarters; Muhammad Quraish, age 29, of Sabuwar Kasuwa quarters; and Emmanuel Ogunwoye, alias OG, m, age 25, a bank staff member.”

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In a related development, the Katsina police command also arrested two suspects over the abduction and murder of Salihu Sadi, a 12-year-old in Kaita LGA of the state.

The state’s police spokesperson said the suspects, identified as Muttaka Garba and Yusuf Usman, kidnapped the boy while he was on errand for his mother.

Aliyu said the suspects demanded N25 million from boy’s parents, but killed the victim during negotiation with the family.

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