Police Nab Two Bank Fraudsters In Anambra

The Anambra State Police command have arrested two suspects that allegedly specialise in defrauding innocent traders using fake bank payment alerts.
The two suspects, Charles Eko, 25, and Rabiu Idris, aged 24 years are residents of Gariki Ugwuoba, Enugu State.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Haruna Mohammed, in a statement yesterday in Awka, said the duo were arrested on August 1, 2019 at about 6:20pm in Awka.
Mohammed said the arrest followed intelligence report to Police operatives attached to the Command Monitoring unit Awka that Eko who specialised on generating fake bank alerts was at Zik Avenue area of Awka.
He noted that Eko had previously defrauded one Godwin Chukwu which made him to spot him.
He said, “When the suspects went to the shop of one Godwin Chukwu of No. 59 Zik Avenue, Awka on July 31, 2019 to buy televisions, he fraudulently generated and sent fake SMS alert for the payment of N200,000 to his phone.
“Chukwu released the two 43 inch television sets oblivious of their fraudulent trick.
“Consequently, on August 1, 2019, at about 1pm, the suspects did the same thing and collected four television sets and other accessories, all valued at N230,000.”
Mohammed disclosed that when the complainant went to the bank to withdraw the money, he was told by the bank that no payment was made into his account.