Glory Samuel, 34, has been arrested by the Bauchi State Police Command on charges of cheating a businessman out of N120 million. In a news release issued on Wednesday, Ahmed Wakil, the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, stated that the arrest is due to a complaint that was made on April 1, 2024, concerning unauthorized withdrawals of N2,068,000 from the complainant’s business bank account.
Wakil stated. “Acting under the directive of the Commissioner of Police, Auwal Mohammed, the State Intelligence Department promptly investigated the case.
“Their meticulous efforts revealed that the suspect had unlawfully withdrawn a significant amount of N120m from the complainant’s bank account.”
The PPRO added, “During interrogation, Glory Samuel admitted to betraying the trust of his neighbour with whom he had shared a market space for over 15 years.
“Samuel disclosed that a friend he had met at the Federal Polytechnic Bauchi in 2011, before dropping out of Computer Science, convinced him that he could make money by accessing a wealthy individual’s phone. Exploiting the complainant’s trust, Samuel deceitfully borrowed the phone, allowing his accomplice to install financial applications such as Opay and MoneyPoint.
“This access enabled them to transfer the funds to different bank accounts on various occasions.”
The news release stated that when an investigation was carried out, the suspect was discovered with eight tricycles, N35,000,000 in cash, two unfinished buildings, 60 bags of cooking charcoal, 30 bags of fertilizer, two motorcycles, and two industrial sewing machines.
It also stated that when his uncle and girlfriend inquired about his newfound income, the suspect, whose lifestyle had drastically changed, informed them he was making money through an online business.
