The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says it has arrested three
suspects over hacking of a Point of Sale (POS) platform to steal N16 million in
Oyo state.
Olumuyiwa Adejobi, spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force
(NPF), announced the development in a statement on Tuesday.
The suspects — identified as Sanmi Ayodeji, aged 29; Felix
Oluwaseun, aged 24; and Adeleye Oluwaseun, aged 34 — were said to have signed
up on a POS platform, known as Tmoni Technologies Company, using their bank
verification numbers (BVN) and those of their friends and relatives without
their consent.
They reportedly opened valid wallet accounts with Tmoni,
bypassed the company’s network security system, and fraudulently transferred
N16,149,195 from the Tmoni platform to various online accounts from where they
made withdrawals.
Adejobi said the suspects were arrested in Ibadan, Oyo
state, by operatives of the NPF national cybercrime centre, after a complaint
was lodged by the financial controller of the Tmoni platform.
“Upon their arrest, the suspects were found in possession of
several mobile phones, POS machines, SIM cards, Automated Teller Machine (ATM)
Cards, and one Toyota Matrix car with registration no. KUJ 548 CN which they
confessed was bought with proceeds of the crime,” the statement reads.
“The Inspector-General of Police, while calling on users of
online banking platforms to be vigilant with regard to their personal
information, urges all citizens and residents in the country, as stakeholders
in ensuring maximum security, to report all suspicious cyber activities via
09168343711, interpolnigeria@npf.gov.ng or on the NPF Cybercrime Reporting
Portal – https://incb.npf.gov.ng/.
“The IGP similarly
commended the Director, NPF National Cybercrime Centre, Deputy Commissioner of
Police, Uche Ifeanyi Henry, for his diligence and dedication which has led to
the breakthroughs recorded so far.
“The suspects will be charged to court as soon as possible.”
See photos of the suspects below.
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