Mob Wednesday arrested an ATM card snatcher at the United Bank for Africa (UBA) along Taiwo in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.

THISDAY investigation revealed that it took the intervention of the police officers around the area for  the suspect not to have been lynched.

It was revealed that the suspect was later taken to the Police  B Division where he was detained.

An eyewitness account told journalists  that the suspect was also on the ATM queue but  unknown to a woman, the suspect who was standing behind her had a different motive.

While the woman was entering her security PIN code, withdrawing her money, the suspect standing behind spied and memorise the security PIN number.

Immediately the woman left with her  ATM, the suspect pursued her and later snatched the ATM card from her.

The shout “thief, thief” by the woman prompted  commercial motorcyclists to pursue and nab the suspect, who was quickly rescued by the police from being lynched.

The suspect was immediately taken to B Division Police Station along Surulere area for interrogation.
When contacted, the state police spokesman, ASP Ajayi Okasina, said he had not been briefed on the issue.