How One-Chance Syndicate Drained Police Officer’s Wife’s Account In Abuja

A woman who boarded a taxi at the AYA Roundabout in Abuja on 7 August 2026 ended up in the hands of an alleged one-chance syndicate that robbed her of her mobile phone and transferred all the money in her account before abandoning her.
The victim, identified as the wife of a police officer, was reportedly dropped off after the suspects had collected her valuables and emptied her account through electronic transactions.
But the incident would later lead investigators to eight suspects allegedly linked to the operation, with police recovering 21 mobile phones and three laptops, including the victim’s device.
The commissioner of police, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, CP Ahmed...