Kwara Fraudster Swapped Old Man’s ATM Card, Withdraws N1.8m

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kwara State Command has announced the arrrest of a fraudster named Babatunde Adekunle.

He was nabbed engaging in the act of swapping an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) card belonging to an elderly man and subsequently making unauthorized withdrawals totaling N1.8 million from the victim’s bank account.

The state Commandant of NSCDC, Umar Mohammed, conducted a parade where Babatunde Adekunle, 41, was presented alongside six other suspects who were apprehended while in possession of two trucks loaded with railway slippers in Oloru, Moro Local Government Area.

According to Mohammed, Babatunde Adekunle is alleged to have deceitfully swapped his own ATM card with that of the elderly man at an ATM point within a bank located in Ilorin. Following this swap, he illicitly accessed the man’s account and withdrew the sum of N1.8 million. The incident was reported, prompting the commandant to direct the tracking unit to arrest the suspect.

“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.

On the nabbed two trucks loaded with railway slippers, Mohammed identified the suspects as Yunusa Bello, 41, Sanni Taminu, 35, Sanusi Lawal, 25, Alhaji 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.