Police have given steering warning against people patronizing unregistered Point of Sale (POS) operators.
The Oyo police command gave the warning to the residents of the state yesterday.
In a statement by the Police spokesman in the state, Adewale Osifeso expressed concern over the “sudden proliferation” of POS operators in the state.
The Police Mouthpiece said customers should endeavour to ask for identity cards and Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) certificates before patronising POS operators.
“The Oyo State Police Command, through purposeful led intelligence, wishes to alert members of the public, particularly residents of the state, about the sudden proliferation of criminal and unregistered Point of Sales Terminal Operators across the State, whose sole aim of existence is to criminally conspire with unscrupulous elements to redistribute financial proceeds from criminal dealings,” the statement reads.
“While enjoining members of the public to exercise extreme vigilance and caution in their dealings during any “outside the banking hall operations”, it is not out of place to validate every transaction process by demanding from the operators their identity cards, certificate of incorporation from the Corporate Affairs Commission, and other relevant approved documents of authentication from their legally recognised associations.
“The Commissioner of Police, CP Adebowale Williams, promises to clamp down heavily on any individual or group whose intent is to truncate the relative tranquillity maintained in the State.
“In cases of emergency, the Command can always be reached through these emergency control room numbers: 615 (toll-free) (Oyo state security trust fund), and Oyo State Police Command emergency lines 07055495413 and 08081768614.
“The NPF rescue my app is also available for free download on both Android and Apple IOS, for Android and iPhone users, respectively," he started.
NATIONAL PANEL gathered that the development came hours after a resident, identified as Abubakar Ibrahim, was robbed in the Bodija axis of Oyo state.
Ibrahim was said to have been shot, while the sum of N270,000 was stolen from him in the state.
