The Borno State Police Command has arrested two suspects over the alleged fraudulent withdrawal of ₦39.2 million from a bank customer’s account in Maiduguri.
The command also said it recovered ₦10.08 million from the suspects during the investigation.
In a statement on Monday, the Police Public Relations Officer, Nahum Daso, said the case followed a complaint received on April 17, 2026, after unknown persons allegedly gained unauthorised access to a customer’s bank account in the Bolori area of Maiduguri and withdrew ₦39,208,000.
The statement read, “The case followed a complaint received on 17 April 2026, at about 1:00 p.m., unknown individuals unlawfully gained access to the complainant’s bank account and fraudulently withdrew the sum of ₦39,208,000.”
According to the police, operatives of the Command’s Crack Squad immediately launched an investigation using intelligence-led policing and digital forensic techniques.
