Police arrest 11 suspects for cultism, ATM fraud in Kogi

Recover 59 ATM cards, two motorcycles, weapons
By Boluwaji Obahopo, Lokoja
The Kogi State Police Command has arrested 11 suspects over alleged cultism and ATM card-swapping fraud in Itobe, Ofu Local Government Area, and Idah, respectively.

The police also recovered 59 ATM cards belonging to different banks, two motorcycles, an axe, a cutlass and a vehicle allegedly used by the suspected fraudsters.

The Commissioner of Police, CP Naziru Bello Kankarofi, disclosed this on Wednesday in Lokoja, saying the arrests followed intelligence gathering and surveillance operations targeting suspected criminal activities in the state.

He said eight suspected cultists were arrested on Oc...