Plateau State Police have arrested Jonathan Sambo Bitrus for allegedly defrauding a PoS operator of ₦1.55 million at Terminus Market. Suspect confessed to the crime
The Plateau State Police Command has arrested a suspected Point of Sale (PoS) fraudster for allegedly defrauding a PoS operator of ₦1,550,000 at Terminus Market.
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In a statement signed by Police Public Relations Officer SP Alfred Alabo, the suspect, 20-year-old Jonathan Sambo Bitrus from Bauchi State, was apprehended following the incident.
The victim, Miss Josephine Morolayo, reported that Bitrus visited her shop at Terminus Market to check his account balance and later requested a withdrawal of ₦1,950,000. She handed him the PoS machine to input his PIN.
“She proceeded to give him the sum of One Million Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (#1,550,000) and pleaded with him to wait for her boss to return for the balance of Four Hundred Thousand Naira (#400,000),” the statement said.
Upon her boss’s return, Morolayo discovered that the receipt shown by the suspect was from a previous transaction, revealing she had been defrauded. The suspect had fled with the money.
During interrogation, Bitrus confessed to accessing the victim’s transaction history and attempting to withdraw ₦1,950,000, which he believed was in the account.
He admitted cancelling the transaction but took ₦1,550,000, which he reportedly spent on an iPhone 13 Pro and clothing.
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The police confirmed the suspect is in custody and will soon be charged to court. The Command condemned the act, urging residents to exercise caution in financial dealings and report suspicious activities to the nearest police station or through emergency numbers.
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