By Jimmy
The Lagos State Police Command has announced its arrest of an impersonator who has been parading himself in the public eye as a Police Commissioner.
The command also arrested another impersonator who had been presenting himself as a lawyer at the Epe Magistrate Court for years. The arrest also included 12 others for various offences committed over the past two weeks.
A Fake Policeman and a Lawyer Walk Into a Bar
The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest on Monday while briefing newsmen on the recent achievements recorded by the command.
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According to him, the suspected “fake CP”, simply identified as Emmanuel, was arrested on Sept. 2, at about 4.40 p.m. This was when he visited a police formation in the Ikorodu area and introduced himself as a Commissioner of Police.
“He was fully regarded as such but upon questioning, he was discovered to be an impersonator,” Hundeyin said. “During a search in his residence, we recovered a Deputy Commissioner of Police warrant card, an Assistant Commissioner of Police warrant card, Kenwood walkie-talkie, police camouflage singlet and face cap.”
The fake lawyer’s arrest came following a complaint from the Nigeria Bar Association, Epe Area of Lagos. Hundeyin said that the suspect, Ibrahim Bello, has allegedly been conducting and presenting himself as a Lawyer at the Epe Magistrate Courts for several years.
According to him, operatives of the Command arrested the suspect fully dressed in a lawyer’s regalia in the court where he went to depend on a client.
More Criminals Apprehended
Hundeyin further reported that the recent arresting feat included 12 others for various offences committed in the last two weeks.
He said that within the period, the command recovered four firearms, two live cartridges, one expended cartridge, 11 live ammunition, and one vehicle from the culprits.
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He added that other items recovered were two wristwatches, six phones, some quantities of weed, suspected to be a variant of drugs, a walkie-talkie, Police warrant cards and a police camouflage cap and singlet.
Lagos Police apprehend suspects counterfeiting engine oil
In other related news, the Lagos State Police command also recently apprehended some suspects engaged in counterfeiting engine oil.
This was made known by the Lagos State Command Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin. He explained that the syndicates were caught counterfeiting popular brands of engine oil.
