Police have arrested three suspected Automated Teller Machine (ATM) card-swapping fraudsters in Kano and recovered 36 cards of different banks.
Spokesperson of the command, DSP Abudullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, July 6, 2023, said the suspects were arrested after police received a report from a resident that some unknown persons deceitfully swapped her ATM card at a bank.
“On 30/06/2023 at about 1530hrs, report was received from a resident of Kofar Ruwa Quarters, Kano that some unknown person (s) deceitfully swapped her ATM card at Wema Bank Murtala Muhammed Way, Kano and zoomed away,” the statement read.
“On receipt of the report, team of detectives swung into action where three of the suspects; (1) Mu’azzam Sabo, ‘m’, 25 years old of Yakasai Quarters, Kano (2) Auwal Nasiru, ‘m’, 27 years old of Tudun Maliki Quarters, Kano (3) Auwal Sueiman, ‘m’, 25 years old of Medile Hamdala Quarters, Kano were arrested. thirty-six (36) ATM cards of different banks were also recovered from them. The case is under investigation.”
