- A second impersonator was arrested on September 4th following a complaint from the Nigeria Bar Association in the Epe Area of Lagos
- Hundeyin reported that Ibrahim Bello, a suspected lawyer, has been practicing and presenting himself as a lawyer at the Epe Magistrate Courts for several years
The Lagos State Police Command reports that it has detained an impostor who has been posing in public as a police commissioner.
On Monday, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the command’s spokesperson, confirmed the arrest while updating reporters on the command’s most recent successes.
He said that the achievement included the detention of 12 additional people for various infractions committed during the previous two weeks.
He claimed that during that time, the command located four firearms, two live rounds, one spent round, 11 live rounds, and one vehicle belonging to the offenders.
The image maker said the suspected “fake CP”, simply identified as Emmanuel, was arrested on September 2, at about 4.40 p.m. when he visited a police formation in 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.
“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, a police camouflage singlet and face cap,” he said.
Similarly, the spokesperson said that another impersonator was arrested on September 4 following a complaint from the Nigeria Bar Association, Epe Area of Lagos.
Hundeyin said that the suspect, one 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.
“He was brought in for questioning, where he was discovered to be an impersonator,” he said.
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