According to daily post,Oyo State Police Command on Thursday announced the arrest of no fewer than 10 suspected members of a syndicate who specialize in withdrawing money from the bank accounts of depositors through fraudulent swapping of SIM cards.
In a statement released by the Commissioner of Police, Shina Olukolu, who paraded the suspects in Ibadan, the suspects operate by calling their victims cell number and require for various information.
According to him, the police became aware of the incident on March 14th when one Adeniyi Ige, a security manager at Airtel Network Ltd, reported that his company received complaints from customers regarding withdrawal of various amounts of money from their accounts through fraudulent SIM swapping.
Internal investigation conducted by Airtel through their Close-Circuit Television (CCTV) footage traced the fraudulent SIM swapping to ISON BPO, which is a call center to network service providers, including Airtel Network in Ibadan.
He then warn fellow Nigerians involve in this type of act to desist or face the wrath if caught. He also promise to do everything within his reach to make the Easter period safe.
