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The Anambra State Police Command says it has begun an investigation into the trending video showing 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 handicapped
woman and withdrew the sum of Two Million Naira
(₦2,000,000) in parts.
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.
Furthermore, 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 (₦2,000,000).
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.
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In addition, he directed that all intelligent gathering tools of the Command should be deployed to identify the suspect and bring her criminal gang to book.
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