Nigeria, May 21 -- Two suspects have been arrested by the police in Bida, Niger State, for alleged ATM swapping.

Philip Adefemi, 46, and Joseph Michael, 42, both of Masaka Area of Nasarawa State, were arrested on 18 May after a case of ATM card swapping was reported at the Bida 'A' Division.

The police spokesperson in the state, Wasiu Abiodun, in a statement on Tuesday, said their victim was at a commercial bank in Bida on the same date to withdraw money, but when he inserted his ATM card, the machine didn't dispense cash.

Noticing the development, the person standing behind the victim at the ATM gallery offered to assist him.

However, his ATM was swapped in the process, unknown to the victim until a few minutes later when he received...