The Kaduna police command says three suspects have been arrested for alleged automated teller machine (ATM) card swap fraud.
In a statement on Friday, Mansir Hassan, the police spokesperson in Kaduna, said the suspects were arrested on August 27 with 54 ATM cards and a point-of-sale (POS) machine.
The police spokesperson said the suspects are Umar Ya’u of Zoo road Kano, Abdullahi Bukar of Tudun Wada Kaduna, and Hussaini Sulaiman.
He added that the suspects are notorious for loitering around ATMs, pretending to assist those unfamiliar with the machines.
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“On Aug. 27, at about 23:00 hours, following credible intelligence, police operatives nab three suspects involved in ATM Card Swap Fraud through a well-coordinated operation,” the statement reads.
“A total of 54 ATM cards of different banks and a POS machine were recovered from the suspects, which they confessed to getting from defrauding multiple victims across Kano, Kaduna, and Zaria.”
He said Audu Dabigi, the police commissioner in Kaduna, assured members of the public of the command’s commitment to safeguarding communities and urged them to be cautious of unsolicited assistance.
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