{News} Driver steals UNILAG lecturer’s ATM card, withdraws N2.7m.
A driver, Mayowa Adenuga, has been
arrested by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly
stealing his boss’ Automated Teller Machine card and withdrawing over
N2.7m.
Also arrested were suspected accomplices in the crime – Adewale Opeyemi, 18, and Jeremiah Iyitoye, 29.
PUNCH Metro gathered that
25-year-old Adenuga, who is also a computer expert, was employed as a
driver by a lecturer at UNILAG, Prof. Simbo Banjoko.
It was learnt that the suspect had driven Banjoko to the Bells University on the day of the incident.
While waiting for his boss on the university premises, the driver found Banjoko’s Zenith Bank ATM card in the car and hid it.
Our correspondent gathered that when the
victim did not notice that his ATM card was missing, Adenuga used
software to uncover the card’s PIN code.
After withdrawing N200,000 from the bank
account through the ATM, he allegedly bought four iPhones, valued at
N495,000; one Macbook laptop, valued at N415,000; 10 wristwatches, a
Blackberry and a ring.
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