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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
The Kano State Police Command has disclosed that a point of sale (POS) operator, identified as Mohammed Abdulrahman, has returned N10 million mistakenly transferred to his account to the sender.
In a statement on Thursday, the command spokesperson, Abdullahi Kiyawa, said the owner of the money is a businessman in Dawanau grain market in Kano metropolis.
Kiyawa said the POS operator explained that the owner of the money intended to send the sum of N10,000, but mistakenly transferred N10 million to his account.
“On 21/12/2023, a Point of Sale (POS) Operator, Mohammed Sani Abdulrahman, 37 years, ‘m’, of Kurnar Asabe Quarters, Kano, reported himself at the Bompai Police Headquarters Kano.
“Where he stated that someone among his customers has overpaid into his POS business, the sum of nine million, nine hundred and ninety thousand naira (N9,990,000:00) while he wanted to make an online transfer of ten thousand naira (N10,000:00) only and mistakenly transferred the sum of ten million naira (N10,000,000:00).
“On receipt of the report, the Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command, CP Mohammed Usaini Gumel, FIPMA, psc directed a team of detectives led by SP Abdulwahab Zubairu from the Command’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to carry out discreet investigation with a view to identify the owner and return his money.
“On the 14th of March, 2024, the investigation was concluded by uncovering the identity of the rightful owner, who is a businessman at Dawanau grain market in Kano metropolis.
“After a painstaking investigation and being satisfied with proofs of ownership, the money, the excess sum of nine million, nine hundred and ninety thousand naira (N9,990,000) was returned to the owner’s same account,” Kiyawa said.
He added that Gumel showered encomiums to both the POS operator and the police team for the display of honesty, integrity, professionalism and encourages others to follow this rare exemplary track.
The police spokesperson further said that the POS operator was rewarded with a cash gift of N500,000.
“The owner admired the gesture, of which out of joy and with pleasure, gave the POS operator cash gift of five hundred thousand naira (N500,000:00).
“The owner also thanked the CP for his honesty, integrity, and showing good example,” Kiyawa stated.
