Men of the Nigeria Police, Ogun State Command have arrested A 56-year-old man Jafaru Ismaila for pretending to be a police officer in order to steal a motorcycle.
The state’s Police Public to Relations Officer, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi in a statement made available to newsmen in Abeokuta explained that the suspect was arrested following a distress call received at Warewa Division that the suspect came to Okada Park and claimed to be a police officer.
The statement further explained that the suspect having flashed an identity card of a police officer seized a Bajaj motorcycle with registration number WDE 903 VN from one Felix Adeyemi and took it away towards interchange along Lagos-Ibadan express way.
It noted that the DPO Warewa Divison, Folake Afeniforo, who received the distress call, led the patrol team and trailed the suspect who was apprehended at Ibafo area with the said motorcycle.
The statement indicated that the suspect had never been a police officer, stressing that he stole the Identity card of a retired Deputy Superintendent of Police which he had been using to impersonate.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Kenneth Ebrimson had ordered investigation into the activities of the suspect with the view of charging him to court as soon as the investigation was concluded.
Olajumoke Idowu
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