The Police Command in Oyo State has alerted residents on the surge of criminal and unregistered Point of Sales Terminal Operators across the state.
In a statement on Saturday, the Command’s spokesman, Adewale Osifeso, said investigations revealed that the sole aim of some POS centres and operators was to criminally conspire with unscrupulous elements to redistribute financial proceeds from criminal dealings.
He enjoined members of the public to exercise extreme vigilance and caution in their dealings during any outside banking hall operations.
“It is not out of place to validate every transaction process by demanding from the operators Identity Cards, Certificate of Incorporation from the Cooperate Affairs Commission, among others.
“The Commissioner of Police, Adebowale Williams, promises to clamp down heavily on any individual or group whose intent is to truncate the relative tranquility maintained in the state,” he said.
Meanwhile, Osifeso said the victim of Bodija robbery incident, Abubakar Ibrahim, who was shot by armed robbers on Friday, is still alive and responding to treatment.
Armed robbers had attacked Ibrahim around 2.45 p.m, shot him and dispossessed him of N270,000 around Bodija Railway Junction on Friday in Ibadan.
However, the police spokesperson said no life was lost as a result of the incident and that the victim (Ibrahim) was presently recuperating from the incident.
Osifeso said that findings revealed that the victim was trailed by his assailants after completing a business transaction within the metropolis and was returning to his base at Akinyele Market, Akinyele Local Government Area, Oyo State.
He said the victim, in a bid to hasten his trip back home by avoiding the traffic build-up situation on the Expressway, opted for a shorter isolated route from where he was eventually accosted by hoodlums on a motorcycle.
Osifeso said that the victim was shot on the side of his right toes by the hoodlums with the intent to impede his mobility before dispossessing him of the cash.
“Investigations are on top gear to identify, track and apprehend the assailants with the assurances of providing updates as the case progresses,” he said.
