Six suspects arrested as police get better N5.6m siphoned from stolen telephone

The Borno State Police Command has arrested six suspects in reference to the theft of a cell phone and the illegal withdrawal of N5.65 million from the sufferer’s checking account, and has recovered the stolen telephone and the cash.

The command’s spokesperson, ASP Nahum Daso disclosed this in an announcement launched on Wednesday, October 22.

According to the command, the incident occurred at about 9:00 am on October 13, when one Abba Ok. of Damboa Road, Maiduguri, boarded a industrial tricycle (Keke NAPEP) and found upon alighting that his Infinix Smart 8 cell phone was lacking from his pocket.

Daso mentioned he reported the incident to the command, following which the CP directed operatives of the Command VCRU Unit (Crack) to start investigation.

“Through diligent investigation, digital forensic analysis and intelligence gathering, the operatives successfully apprehended six suspects allegedly connected to the crime.

During the course of the investigation, the suspects reportedly confessed to their involvement in the theft of the mobile phone and the subsequent unlawful withdrawal of N5,650,000.00 (Five Million, Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira) from the victim’s bank account. The suspects further disclosed that the money was shared among themselves,” the assertion reads partly

The command mentioned it has recovered each the stolen telephone and the sum of N5.65 million, including that the case could be charged to court docket upon conclusion of investigation.