CRIME Bank official, 2 others nabbed over phones, ATM cards theft

Abanker has been arrested by the police for allegedly conniving with two others to dispossess members of the public of their phones and ATM cards.

The banker, Michael Owuche, 30, was arrested alongside Sunday Noah, 20 and Fatai Issa, 39.

A police officer, Adamu Ibrahim, said the arrest of the accused persons was ordered by the Assistant Inspector General of Police, (AIG) in charge of Zone 2 Command, Lagos, following complaints by those allegedly robbed by the accused persons.

Police identified the victims as Grace Lawson who lost her Samsung Galaxy XS phone valued at N37,000 and SIM card to the accused persons; and Kate Esebeimen who lost her Y3 phone valued at N15,000 and recharge cards valued at N25,000 to them.

Also recovered from the suspects was one Ecobank Master card belonging to Chinyere Ejiogu and one Verve prepaid ATM card belonging to Jacob Ayodele Ado.

The suspects who allegedly committed the offences on 4 and 5 December, 2017, at Boundary Market, Ajegunle, Lagos have been charged to court.

The police alleged that Owuche connived with the two others to rob the complainants at Boundary Market, Ajegunle and used the SIM cards in the phones and the ATM cards to hack into their accounts and withdrew the sum of N250,000 without their consent.

The accused persons however pleaded not guilty.

Presiding magistrate, Aro Lambo, granted them bail in the sum of N500,000 each with two sureties each in like sum and adjourned the case till February 14, 2018 for mention.