THE Rivers State Police Command says
kidnappers in the state have changed their mode
of operation. The police said the new method
being employed by kidnappers was to first
abduct their victims and force them to reveal
their ATM Personal Identification Numbers.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Ahmad
Mohammad, said after withdrawing the money,
the kidnappers would then release their victims.
He urged members of the public to be wary of
how they carried their ATM card.
He said, “The command wishes to bring to the
notice of the general public of the new technique
employed by criminals to drain their victims’
bank accounts by keeping them hostage and
using the victims’ ATM cards to withdraw money
from their account.
“Such victim regains freedom only after his bank
account has been exhausted. Members of the
public are hereby advised to exercise caution
when moving about with their ATM cards on
them unless it is most necessary.”
On the immediate past president of the Nigerian
Bar Association, Mr. Okey Wali, who was
abducted by gunmen, he said the command was
working round the clock to ensure he (Wali) was
rescued safely.
He said the police had arrested 20 suspected
kidnappers who had allegedly been terrorising
the state in the last few months.
The PPRO said in a statement in Port Harcourt
on Monday that 15 suspected armed robbers
were also apprehended by security operatives
in October.
He identified some of the kidnap suspects as
Hassan Adamu, Musa Mohadiyi, Asonye Obi,
Thankgod Ayebatari, Raphael Nwankwo, Philip
Efe and Maxwell Onogarigbo.
He said, “On October 10, 2014, two suspected
kidnappers namely Hassan Adamu and Musa
Mohadiyi, who kidnapped Emeka Paulinus
Ajukwara on August 21, 2014, were arrested with
their victim’s vehicle with plate number, YEN 348
CO.
“Upon interrogation, the suspects confirmed
killing and burying their victim. Abbas Musa,
another member of the gang, was also arrested
while the grave of their victim was located. A
locally-made pistol was recovered from them.
“On October 3, 2014, a gang of suspected
kidnappers called one Samuel Eke and informed
him that they heard that another gang was
plotting to kidnap him, but stopped them. www.punchng.com/metro-plus/kidnappers-now-withdraw-ransom-from-atms-say-police/

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Crime plus: kidnapping with atm cardnapping

Nigerian criminals will always diversify with oyinbo technological trends.

Criminality is an accepted discipline in nigeria and different theories are always introduced on how to beat the system and cruelly extract their fellow country men and women. From the office of presidency to that of bishops and down to under bridge bandits.

kidnappers going advance with technology