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