27-Year-Old Man Breaks Into ATM, Steals N6.8 Million

The Police Command in the FCT have begun
investigation into the alleged theft of N6.8 million
from the ATM of a bank at Jabi District, Abuja, on
Saturday.
DSP Altine Daniel, the command's spokesperson, who
disclosed this on Tuesday in an interview with the News
Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, said that a suspect
had been arrested in connection with the theft.
He said that the 27-year-old suspect (name withheld),
allegedly broke into the ATM belonging to one of the
old generation banks and stole the money.
Daniel, however, said that the amount that was stolen
was recovered "intact" from the suspect after he was
arrested in the premises of the bank.
"On Sept. 21, at about 10 a.m., some staff of the
bank came to report at our office at Utako that
their ATM had problem.
"When our men moved to the scene and started
looking for clues and anything that will assist them
in their investigation, they noticed that the CCTV
monitor room had been tampered with.
"After a thorough search, they also noticed that the
door of the toilet in the room was locked from
within and when they opened it, they found
somebody seated.
"The suspect was picked up and taken to the station
where he confessed to the crime," she said.
Daniel said the suspect claimed to have learned the act
of opening safe from the "youtube" (Internet) and
thereafter, bought some tools, including screw driver
and pliers, to carry out the act.
She alleged that the suspect removed N6.87 million
from the ATM and packed them in bags before his
arrest.
"Investigations into the case has started and we are
trying to find out if he acted alone or he has some
accomplices," she said.