The Ogun State police command has arrested a 56 year old man, Jafaru Ismaila for pretending to be a police officer in order to steal a motorcycle.
The arrest was contain in a press release issued by the police public relations officer DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi and made available to newsmen in Abeokuta.
Oyeyemi in the release stated that the suspect was arrested on the 9th of June 2020 following a distress call received at warewa division that the suspect came to okada Park and claimed to be a police officer.
It further revealed 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
On receiving the distress call, the DPO Warewa division SP Folake Afeniforo quickly led the patrol team and trailed the suspect who was apprehended at Ibafo area with the said motorcycle.
On interrogation, it was discovered that the suspect, an indigine of Adamawa state has never been a police officer in his life. It was also discovered that he stole the police Identity card of a retired Deputy superintendent of police which he has been using to impersonate and perpetrate his evil acts.
Items recovered from the suspect includes, a DSP identity card, some police documents and the Bajaj motorcycle with registration number WDE 903 VN
“The commissioner of police CP Kenneth Ebrimson has ordered a full scale investigation into the activities of the suspect with the view of charging him to court as soon as the investigation is bconcluded” the release stated
