Police Commissioner impersonator arrested after trying to free detainee
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
A man has been arrested in Lagos for impersonating Commissioner of Police (CP) Idowu Owohunwa after he was discovered trying to facilitate the release of a suspect from state police headquarters.
Nwagu Emmanuel was arrested when he approached police headquarters with a fake identity card to facilitate the release of a suspect being detained over alleged involvement in multiple crimes, according to Public Relations Officer Benjamin Hundeyin,
Hundeyin made the disclosure during the parade of Emmanuel along with other suspects at police headquarters, Ikeja.
Said he: “Nwagu Emmanuel was arrested for parading himself as a Commissioner of Police. To make his claim authentic, he also had a fake ID card as a Commissioner of Police.
“He actually came into the police headquarters and was about to request the release of a hardened criminal who was in custody. He introduced himself as a Commissioner of Police.
“That was as far as he could convince us. Further questions, such as where he was serving and some other things, gave him away. Investigations reveal that he has been doing this quietly for some time.
“Only God knows how many civilians he has been able to convince that he was a police officer to get away with some unscrupulous things.”
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Emmanuel paid N2000 for CP identity card
The PUNCH reports Emmanuel told journalists he was given the ID card by one Rapid Response Squad (RRS) officer identified as Abba at a cost of N2,000 and he had once used it when he was stopped by vehicle inspector officers (VIOs).
His words: “The ID card was given to me by Abba, an RRS officer. I was the only one he gave it to. It was inside our hotel. They were guarding that place.
“So, when they vacated the place, he gave me a singlet and even a cap. The ID card [cost] N2,000. It was given to me last year. The only day I presented it was when the VIO stopped me. I told them I was a retired officer.”
Police also paraded one Ibrahim Bello following intelligence by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) he was falsely claiming to be a lawyer and rendering legal services to people.
“This was reported to us by the Nigerian Bar Association, Epe branch. They reached out to us about somebody who had been calling himself a lawyer for years.
“He always appeared in court with a robe and law book, and unsuspecting Nigerians would approach him for whatever legal services they needed. His name is Ibrahim Bello. He was arrested in court with his robe on, looking like a real lawyer,” Hundeyin said.
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