Residents of Eleshin area, Olomo community in Apete, Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State have been reportedly attacked by armed robbers with Point of Sale machine(POS), which they allegedly used to transfer money from the bank accounts of their victims.
Some victims who relieve their experience, said they were attacked by the robbers with POS machines, who instantly dispossessed them of their money from their accounts.
One of the residents, who pleaded to remain anonymous for security reasons, said, “The armed robbers got to the area at midnight around 1am on Saturday. They operated freely. They came with a POS machine and transferred some amount of money, which cannot be specified at the moment, from one of their victim’s accounts. They also transferred an undisclosed amount of money from his wife’s account and left.
“They also went away with two phones, iPhone 11 Pro Max and XS Max.”
The case was said to have been reported at the Apete Divisional Police Headquarters.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, could not be reached for comments. as of press time on Sunday.
