Despite economic hardship, Kano POS operator returns ‘N10m mistakenly transferred to his account’

The Kano police command announced that a point of sale (POS) operator identified as Mohammed Abdulrahman, has returned N10 million mistakenly transferred to his account, to the sender.

Abdullahi Kiyawa, Kano police spokesperson made this known in a statement on Thursday. He said the owner of the money is a businessman in the Dawanau grain market in the 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.

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“As the POS operator reported to the police that he has realised that one of his customers who is yet to be identified wrongly transferred to his account ten million naira (N10,000,000:00) instead of ten thousand naira (N10,000:00),” the statement reads.

“And it took the police investigation three months period in identifying the owner of the excess money. After getting all the proofs, CP Gumel casts encomium to both the POS operator and the police team from the state CID for the display of honesty, integrity, professionalism and encourages others to follow this rare exemplary track.

“It was since on 21/12/2023, that a Point of Sale (POS) Operator known as 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 had 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 a discreet investigation with a view to identify the owner and return his money.

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“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.”

The statement added 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 a cash gift of five hundred thousand naira (N500,000:00),” the statement adds.

“The owner also thanked the CP for his honesty, integrity, and showing a good example.”