How We Arrested Nine Suspected Bank Hackers, Recovered Over 60 Sim Cards – Delta State Police Command

Nine (11) suspected bank account hackers have been arrested by the Delta State Police command.

Nine Suspected Bank Hackers Arrested By Delta Police Command

This was confirmed by the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mohammed Ali while addressing journalists on the development on Monday.

Ali said the syndicate specialised in using tricycles to rob passengers of their valuables in the state.

He said, “In a bid to get rid of the syndicate who uses tricycles to rob passengers of their valuables, phones, hack into their accounts and withdraw their money.

“I directed the command’s D-Coy squad to investigate and ensure that members of the syndicate are arrested and brought to book.

“In compliance with my directive, the team embarked on an intelligence-led investigation, stormed their hideout behind Point Hotel in Iyiagu Estate, in Anambra State, and arrested one Ikechukwu Ayigbe, 26, who is the gang’s bank account hacker.

“Others arrested were Tobi James, 30, who buys the stolen phones and waybills them to Lagos, and seven other suspects, with over 60 SIM cards recovered.”

According to him, an investigation was ongoing to bring the perpetrators to book.

The police boss commended residents in the state for their support of the police.

He urged the public to provide useful and timely information that would aid the command in crime fighting, adding that their identities would be treated with the utmost confidentiality.

Meanwhile, Kanyi Daily reported how a Lagos court jailed some Nigerian hackers who defrauded Union Bank of N2.5 billion.