Operatives of Kaduna Police State Command have arrested three internet fraudsters notorious for defrauding unsuspecting students of Kaduna State University (KASU) of their tuition fees.
The spokesperson for the command, ASP Mansir Hassan, in a statement on Monday, identified the suspects as Muhammad Uthman Busari of Nariya Kaduna, AbdulAzeez Hamza of Hayin Dan-mani Kaduna, and Noel Nims Audiya.
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He said the suspects, who are mainly cyber cafe operators, compromised the students’ registration portal, and took undue advantage of students who chose to pay their fees online rather than via normal banking platforms.
According to Hassan, the suspects often collect tuition fees from students in full but pay a lesser amount into the state’s Treasury Single Account (TSA), and intercept and manipulate electronic transaction receipts from the TSA to read complete payment.
“So far, the suspects have shortchanged over 300 KASU students of about N6 million, which the principal suspect, Muhammad Uthman Busari, used in building and furnishing a house, purchasing a car, electronic appliances, gadgets and plots of land in Kaduna and Kwara states. The suspects have since been charged to court.”
