A 41-year old suspected fraudster, Babatunde Adekunle, who allegedly swindled an old man of N1.8 million through swapping the man’s the Automated Teller Machine card (ATM), has been arrested.
The Kwara State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Umar Mohammed, confirmed the arrests while parading Adekunle with six other suspects nabbed with two trucks loaded with railway slippers at Oloru in the Moro local government area of the state, on Wednesday.
According to Mohammed, Adekunle fraudulently swapped his ATM card with that of an old man at one of the ATM points in a bank in Ilorin.
“Having swapped the card, he allegedly withdrew N1.8m from the account. The case was reported and the commandant mandated the tracking unit to arrest him,” he said.
Also, on the nabbed two trucks loaded with railway slippers, Mohammed identified the suspects as Yunusa Bello, 41, Sanni Taminu, 35, Sanusi Lawal, 25, Makeri,33, Lukman Sanni, 32, and Olabode Johnson, 41.
Umar appreciated the state government, the traditional rulers and the good people of the state for their support.
He assured the public that the command would continue to work with other sister agencies so as to ensure the safety of the lives and property of residents in the state.
