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Impersonation: Police nab fake EFCC operative

 

The police in Lagos have arrested a 29-year-old man who allegedly
paraded himself as an operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC).
The suspect was identified as Emeka Emmanuel and was arrested on
Saturday by men of the Ojo police division.
Bala Elkana, the Lagos police spokesperson, revealed this in a
statement on Sunday.
According to Elkana, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, the suspect
defrauded a number of people under the pretense that he would get them
a job at the EFCC.
The latest victim was identified as Olaposi Semiu, a man who the
suspect promised to get his son a job after collecting N51,000.
The suspect was said to possess a fake EFCC identity card with which
he was able to convince unsuspecting victims.
Elkana said that the suspect confessed to the crime and is being investigated.
In addition to the crime of false pretense, the police said the
suspect was also found operating illegal medical facility in his
residence.
“Other items recovered include medical equipment and fake
certificates,” the statement contained.
Similarly, a fake EFCC official was arrested in Adamawa on September 4
after an attempt to defraud the Majority Leader, Hassan Barguma.
The suspect, who identified himself as Simon Bolki, approached the
Majority Leader in his office with a fake EFCC identity card claiming
to be from the Intelligence Unit of the commission, before he was
arrested.

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