A member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) currently undergoing his mandatory one-year national service in Jigawa State has been arrested by police in Bauchi State, for allegedly defrauding two businessmen.
The corps member, Shuaib Abubakar, a 23-year-old from Ganjuwa Local Government Area of Bauchi State, was said to have made fake bank transfers to effect payment for the goods bought from his two victims.
Abubakar, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, informed in a press release he signed and made available to DAILY POST in Bauchi on Friday, was arrested on 6th May, 2021 by operatives of States Intelligence Bureau of the Bauchi State Police Command, who acted on credible Intelligence.
According to the PPRO, a Superintendent of Police (SP), committed the crime when he visited his friend in Bauchi, adding that the suspect had admitted to the crime.
“The operatives of the States Intelligence Bureau, Bauchi Command acted on credible intelligence which led to the arrest of one Shuaib Abubakar 23 yrs old of Ganjuwa LGA. Shuaib, who is currently undergoing his compulsory National Youth Service (NYSC) at Roni LGA of Jigawa State, was on a visit to his friend in Bauchi.
“The suspect was arrested on 6th May, 2021 after he defrauded two businessmen by name Emeka Aaron and Ahmed Muhammed by making a fake bank transfer to effect payment of goods he purchased from them.
“Upon interrogation, the suspect admitted to being a fraudster. He further revealed that he is a graduate of Medical Physiology from a University in Kampala, Uganda,” SP Wakil stated.
He informed that exhibits recovered from the suspect included two SIM cards; one cell phone; student identification card of the ESGT University in Cotonou, Benin Republic, adding that the suspect would be charged to court.
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