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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