POS Attendant Arrested For Absconding With Employer’s Machine, Withdrew N170,000 To Play Bets

Minna, Niger State-The Niger State Police Command has arrested a Point of Sale (POS) attendant who allegedly fled with his employer’s POS machine in Bosso Local Government Area of the state and withdrew N170,000 to play bets.

In a statement released on Monday, May 6, 2024, the spokesperson of the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun,  said that the suspect, Augustine Odiokwu Nonso, absconded with his employer’s POS machine, withdrew N170,000 and used it to play Naijabet.

“On 17/4/2024 at about 1130hrs, based on a direct complaint received at Bosso Div, that a POS attendant one Augustine Odiokwu Nonso 28yrs of Bosso Estate absconded with a POS machine and some money to an unknown destination,” the statement read.

“Upon receipt of the complaint, Police operatives attached to the Div with the aid of technical intelligence on 20/4/2024 arrested the suspect within Bosso Estate, he confessed to the crime and about #170,000 was discovered to have been stolen by him.

“He claimed that he used the money to play Naija bet at different locations. The suspect has been charged to court for prosecution.”