The the arrested ATM card smugglers with 1,144 ATM cards by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have been sentenced to prison by a Court in Kano State.
According to the statement released on Tuesday 21st December 2021, by the anti-graft agency, the Kano State High Court presided over by Justice Tanimu Shehu on Monday December 20th, 2021, convicted and sentenced the three ATM card smugglers to six months imprisonment each on separate three count charges.
The defendants, Abdullahi Usman, Musa Abubakar and Abdulwahid Auwalu were arrested with 1,144 ATM Cards by the operatives of the Commission between November 24 and December 1, 2021.
Upon their arrest, it was discovered that Musa Abubakar who was on his way to Dubai, UAE had concealed 714 ATM cards while Abdullahi Usman who was Saudi Arabia bound had 298 ATM cards in his possession.
Abdulwahid on the other hand was arrested with 132 ATM cards while trying to board an Ethiopian Airlines plane to Istanbul Turkey.