A bank official in Daura, Katsina State, was arrested on Thursday for allegedly stealing N18 million from a customer through an ATM.

The suspect, an Assistant Operations Officer at a new generation bank, is accused of conspiring with a friend to carry out the theft.

ASP Abubakar Aliyu, the Police Spokesman for the Katsina Police Command, confirmed the arrest during a briefing at the Police Headquarters in Katsina.

The arrest came after a complaint was filed by the victim, Okojie Herbert, who reported the theft to the authorities.

He said: ?The suspect, Head of ATM, who was responsible for managing the bank?s ATM operations at the branch, conspired with his friend to steal the sum of N18 million from the bank. The suspects used their expertise of the bank?s operations to carry out the theft, which was discovered during an audit.

?In the course of the investigation, the suspect confessed to the commission of the offense as the following exhibits were recovered from the suspect: the sum of ?10,180,000.00k from his different bank accounts. Physical cash of ?366,900and other valuables??.

?The suspect will be charged in court upon completion of the investigation.?

The Command?s spokesman also gave details of other recent arrests in the state by its operatives.

He said: ?The command has succeeded in arresting one Mu?azu Yunusa, m, of Mai Danko via Tudun Willi village, Kankia LGA, suspected to be in connection with two kidnapping incidents in his village??. (Extracted from a report by The Nation)