Police arrest two for hacking into over 1,000 bank accounts in Lagos
4th Jul 2023
Two men who specialise in hacking into bank customersā accounts have been arrested by the zone 2 command of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), which consists of Lagos and Ogun.
Hauwa Idris-Adamu, the commandās spokesperson, confirmed the arrest of the two suspects in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos.
According to her, the force worked on a petition from United Bank for Africa (UBA) in May.
She disclosed that the suspects were traced and arrested at Ijebu Ode, Ogun state.
āOn the 8th of May 2023, a petition was submitted by United Bank for Africa (UBA) to the AIG that there are some syndicates that specialise in internet fraud of various banks in Nigeria, most especially United Bank for Africa (UBA).
āThey hack into customersā accounts and move their money.
āBased on the petition, the AIG raised a team of detectives from the zonal monitoring unit, which swung into action with the aid of modern technology.
āThe two suspects were tracked down at their hideout at Ijebu Ode, Ogun state.
āThey confessed that they had many syndicates all over Nigeria and used software to hack into customersā accounts and move their money undetected from any bank.
āThe modus operandi of these fraudsters is to have a customerās BVN-linked phone number for easy money transfer.
āConsequently, over 1,000 customersā accounts have been hacked, and the customers defrauded across the country.
Idris-Adamu added that further investigation into the incident revealed that members of the syndicates were from different parts of the country.
Also, she said efforts were being intensified to arrest all those connected with the crime.
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