Trending: Anambra Police Launches Investigation into ATM Card Swap at Nnewi

•••calls on public to help identify the suspect

Anambra State Police Command has intercepted a trending video of an unidentified lady in an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) of a Commercial bank in Nnewi, who allegedly swapped an ATM Card belonging to a 58 years old (quinquagenarian) handicapped woman and withdrew the sum of Two Million Naira (N2,000,000) in parts.  

According to a press release by the Anambra State command Police Public Relations Officer SP Ikenga Tochukwu on 19th December, 2024 "The Command having commenced  investigations into the incident, calls on anyone with useful information, especially residents of Nnewi and environs to help in identifying the suspect for possible arrest and prosecution."

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). 

The Commissioner of Police CP Nnaghe Obono Itam, concerned about the incident directs 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 be deployed to identify the suspect and bring her criminal gang to book.
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