The ‘fake’ police commissioner was arrested at the Force headquarters in Lagos when he came to facilitate the release of a suspect.
A middle-aged man who allegedly impersonated the commissioner of police in Lagos has been arrested, a police official has said.
The suspects were paraded at the police headquarters in the state for various crimes bordering on alleged impersonation, defilement, car theft, illicit drug trading, robbery, and unlawful possession of arms.Mr Hundeyin said the command recovered four firearms, two live cartridges, one expended cartridge, two wristwatches, 11 live ammunition and one vehicle from the culprits.
“He came into the police headquarters and was about to facilitate or request the release of a hardened criminal in our custody,” Mr Hundeyin told journalists.“He introduced himself as commissioner of police and that was as far as he could convince us. “Investigation reveals that he has been doing this for quite some time and only God knows how many civilians he has been able to convince of that and get away with some unscrupulous things.”full view of the Items recovered from the suspected criminalsThe matter was reported to the police by the Nigerian Bar Association, Epe chapter, Mr Hundeyin said.
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