Tuesday, 24 September 2013

Police Arrest Man For Alleged Theft Of N6.8m From ATM

The Police Command in the FCT have begun
investigation into the alleged theft of N6.8 million
from the ATM of a bank at Jabi District, Abuja, on
Saturday.
DSP Altine Daniel, the command’s spokesperson,
who disclosed this on Tuesday in an interview with
the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, said
that a suspect had been arrested in connection
with the theft.
He said that the 27-year-old suspect (name
withheld), allegedly broke into the ATM belonging
to one of the old generation banks and stole the
money.
Daniel, however, said that the amount that was
stolen was recovered “intact” from the suspect after
he was arrested in the premises of the bank.
“On Sept. 21, at about 10 a.m., some staff of the
bank came to report at our office at Utako that
their ATM had problem.
“When our men moved to the scene and started
looking for clues and anything that will assist them
in their investigation, they noticed that the CCTV
monitor room had been tampered with.
“After a thorough search, they also noticed that the
door of the toilet in the room was locked from
within and when they opened it, they found
somebody seated.
“The suspect was picked up and taken to the
station where he confessed to the crime,” she said.
Daniel said the suspect claimed to have learned the
act of opening safe from the “youtube” (Internet)
and thereafter, bought some tools, including screw
driver and pliers, to carry out the act.
She alleged that the suspect removed N6. 87
million from the ATM and packed them in bags
before his arrest.
“Investigations into the case has started and we are
trying to find out if he acted alone or he has some
accomplices,” she said.

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