The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the launch of an investigation into a viral video depicting a fraudulent incident at an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) in Nnewi.
The video features an unidentified woman who allegedly swapped the ATM card of a 58-year-old handicapped woman and subsequently withdrew a total of Two Million Naira (N2,000,000) in separate transactions.
In a statement released, the command’s spokesperson, SP Tockukwu Ikenga, said having commenced an investigations into the incident, the command calls on anyone with useful information, especially residents of Nnewi and environs to help in identifying the suspect for possible arrest and prosecution.
He said preliminary information reveals that the unidentified lady suspect disguised herself to assist the victim and swapped the ATM card of the victim and a few minutes after the suspect left the ATM spot, the quinquagenarian received several debit alerts totaling the sum of Two Million Naira (N2,000,000).
Ikenga said the state Commissioner of Police CP Nnaghe Obono Itam is concerned about the incident and has directed the Public Relations Officer of the Command to contact the victim for necessary information that will aid the investigation. He further directed that all intelligent gathering tools of the Command should be deployed to identify the suspect and bring her criminal gang to book.
Anambra police investigates viral video of lady who allegedly swapped the ATM card of elderly woman and withdrew N2m. pic.twitter.com/YvJdDPIkV7
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