The Lagos State Police Command said it had arrested one Nwagu Emmanuel for allegedly impersonating a commissioner of police to facilitate the release of a suspect from the force headquarters in the state.
The state Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, through the command’s Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, made this disclosure during the parade of Emmanuel along with other suspects at the Police Headquarters, Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday.
Owohunwa said the suspect was arrested when he approached the police headquarters in the state with a possession of a fake identification card to facilitate the release of another suspect who had earlier been nabbed for his involvement in different crimes.
Emmanuel told the police that he was given the ID card by an RRS official for N2,000.
“The ID card was given to me by Abba, an RRS official. I was the only one he gave it to. It was inside our hotel. They were guarding that place.
“So, when they vacated the place, he gave me a singlet and even a cap. The ID card was N2,000. It was given to me last year. The only day I presented it was when the VIO stopped me. I told them I was a retired officer.” he said.
The other suspect, Ibrahim Bello, was arrested at a court in Epe, Lagos, while wearing a lawyer’s robe.
He was reported to the police by the Epe Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, which said he had been pretending to be a lawyer for years.
The police said they are investigating both cases and will charge the suspects to court soon.
