LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Nigerian Police Officers have reportedly detained two crooks who specialize in hacking bank accounts and transferring money covertly from whatever bank they choose.
Yusuf Ademola, 40, and Adesina Olawale Abiodun, 50, are the suspects.
They were located as a result of a petition that the United Bank for Africa (UBA) sent to the Assistant Inspector General of Police.
On 8 May 2023, the petition was delivered.
According to the petition, there are several organizations that focus on internet fraud of different banks in Nigeria, mainly the United Bank for Africa (UBA), where they hack into consumers’ accounts and transfer their money.
Based on the petition, the AIG dispatched a team of detectives from the Zonal Monitoring Unit, who used cutting-edge technology to launch their operation.
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Yusuf Ademola and Adesina Olawale Abiodun were captured after the Police raided their hiding place in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State.
SP The suspects confessed to the crime, according to Hauwa Idris Adamu, Zonal Police Public Relations Officer of Zone 2 Command HQ Onikan Lagos, who confirmed the development.
The suspects asserted that they operate several syndicates throughout Nigeria and that they utilize software to break into their clients’ accounts and transfer money covertly.
These con artists operate by obtaining a customer’s BVN-linked phone number and a bank alert in order to transfer money quickly.