The Abia State Police Command has paraded one Eze Udo, who allegedly snatched an Automated Teller Machine ( ATM) card of a bank customer whom he had volunteered to assist during a bank transaction in Umuahia.
According to the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Leye Oyebade who paraded the suspect, the victim had difficulties while attempting to withdraw money with his ATM card due to network failure, hence the suspect volunteered to assist him.
But to the dismay of the victim, the suspect as soon as he collected the ATM card fled with it and later went to another bank where he allegedly withdrew the sum of N1, 049, 545.00 from the victim’s account.
He was later picked up, and 13 ATM cards of different banks recovered from him.
Although, Police said he had confessed to the crime during interrogation, the suspect however, refused to respond to questions thrown at him by newsmen.
Paraded also was one Ugochukwu Ude of Port Harcourt Road, Aba who was allegedly arrested with a stolen Mercedes Benz car belonging to Tobias Ogoke of the Assemblies of God church, Abayi Aba.
The car was stolen from where it was parked while the victim was in a church service.
Police said the suspect who was seen standing by the side of the car along Cemetery Road Aba, upon sighting a police patrol team took to his heels but was later apprehended following a hot chase.
His arrest led to the arrest of another member of his gang, one Chukwuma Ononogbo, and the recovery of three other cars allegedly stolen by the syndicate.
Source: BreakingTimes