The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old suspected cybercriminal, Umar Yau, for allegedly defrauding over 40 people online. The suspect, known as \u201cSnake,\u201d is a resident of Yelwan Makaranta in Bauchi metropolis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Ahmed Wakil, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. He said Yau was apprehended following an investigation triggered by a petition from an online businesswoman, Mrs. Fatimah Faiz Ali Bawahab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wakil explained that the suspect used multiple fraudulent identities and bank accounts to deceive his victims. In March 2022, one Nafiu Muhd alerted Mrs. Bawahab about a Facebook account, \u201cAmizeebaby Muhd,\u201d advertising a fake online business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Payments were solicited into a First Bank account bearing the name Hansatu Yau. After making payment, Muhd was blocked by the suspect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Further reports in 2023 revealed that someone had created a Facebook account impersonating Mrs. Bawahab, using her name and photos to defraud unsuspecting individuals. Payments were again directed to the same bank account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Acting on the petition, the Commissioner of Police ordered the CP Monitoring Unit to investigate. Detectives employed technology-driven techniques and, on June 5, 2025, at about 9:00 p.m., identified and arrested Yau as the operator of the fraudulent Facebook accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police said Yau had been engaged in online fraud since 2019, using multiple accounts in names such as Yau Hansatu and Umar Yau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Items recovered from the suspect include nine ATM cards from different banks, two NIN cards, three voter\u2019s cards, three new SIM cards, a ZTE Universal Mobile 4G MiFi device, and a smartphone box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police also recovered an FCMB account opening form filled out without his sister\u2019s consent, along with her academic documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wakil said Yau confessed to defrauding people through fake online businesses and cryptocurrency schemes over the past five years, with about 40 victims swindled through various marketing scams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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