Police arrest suspect specializing in vandalising ATMs, recover over N6 million

The Police, at the weekend, arrested a suspect who specialises in vandalising Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) in Abuja and collecting all the money in the machines.


According to informed police source, at about 10.00 a.m on Saturday, detectives attached to Utako division received a report from a bank located at Jabi that an ATM machine had been vandalised, with money removed.


Immediately, policemen were dispatched to the scene. They uncovered that the ceilings of the building were removed and CCTV camera monitor tampered with.


The policemen further moved to the toliets and noticed some doors were locked from behind.


After forcing the doors open, the suspect, Jamilu Hassan, 27, was found hiding and subsequently arrested.


Upon interrogation, the suspect confessed to the crime, saying he learnt how to open a safe and tamper with machines on You Tube.


He confessed that he removed the sum of N6,873,000 and concealed same in bags when arrested.


Also recovered from him included gloves, screwdrivers, chisels and spanners of various sizes.


He told the policemen that he gained entry into the bank at about 2.00 a.m on Saturday through one of the windows.


Spokesperson of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command, Atine Hyelhira Daniel, who confirmed the incident, said investigations were ongoing.

Nigerian Tribune