Yahoo Boys specialised in robbing bank customers by swindling
them of their Automatic Teller Machine, ATM, cards and pins, has been
smashed by police authorities in Abuja, yesterday.
According to Vanguard, the suspects, who were
identified as David Wuese, Chika Okenyi, Omotayo Bamidele and Akura
Godwin, were apprehended following complaints from members of the public
Sources at Force Headquarters disclosed that members of the
syndicate were trailed to hideouts in Enugu, Benue and Nassarawa states,
where they were arrested and over 70 ATM cards recovered from them
When interviewed, the leader of the syndicate
Wuese, aged 27, disclosed that the syndicate was formed in Makurdi,
Benue State, and they carried out their activities across several states
in the country.
Wuese said: We read about something similar to our operation
in the newspapers, but modified it. Some of the ATM cards found in our
possession were all invalid and that was what we were using to steal
from our victims.
We don’t operate in one state. After stealing a card, we will
check the balance and if the money is below N20,000, we don’t touch it.
But if the amount in the account is huge, we withdraw money by phones,
which we would resell at cheaper prices.
“Sometimes, we take the ATMs to night clubs and hotels where we
pay with cards. In our last operation, we bought three Samsung Galaxy
Edge for N245,000 each and we sold them for N215,000.
We also bought three Blackberry Passport for N130,000 each and
sold them for N90,000. We also got two Infinix phones for N82,000 and
it was sold for N60,000.
I can’t recall the number of operations we have carried out, but we normally share all the money we have made equally.
I have bought a Toyota Camry with my own share of our loot. I don’t know what my friends have done with their own share.”
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