Crime
31-Year-Old Man Arrested With 13 Stolen ATM Cards In Adamawa
The ATM cards, issued to authentic owners from different banks, were stolen from a market in Mayo-Belwa
Yola, Adamawa State – Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command have arrested a 31-year-old man, Abubakar Tasi’u Tanimu, with 13 stolen ATM cards, one national identity card, and a wallet containing documents.
SP Suleiman Nguroje, the spokesperson of the Command, in a press statement on Tuesday, January 2, 2023, said that the suspect is a resident of the Tsohon Kasuwa neighbourhood.
He said that the suspect was nabbed last Friday, December 29, 2023, by police operatives attached to the Department of State Intelligence while on surveillance patrol around Jambutu Motor Park, Jimeta, Yola.
The image maker said the ATM cards, issued to authentic owners from different banks, were stolen from a market in Mayo-Belwa, a local government area in the southern part of Adamawa State.
“Investigation reveals that the suspect stole the items from Tsohon Kasuwa Mayo Belwa Local Government Area,” he stated, adding that he was in the process of selling the items at a shopping complex.
Nguroje, however, assured that the suspect will be charged in court upon completion of the investigation.