Man, Steals N6.8 Million In Abuja With ATM

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
NewsAgency 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.