LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- A former Police officer, Yusuf Anas, has been arrested by operatives of the Police, Zone 17, Akure, Ondo State, for alleged impersonation and stealing.
Anas was apprehended after buying a phone from a store and allegedly generating a fake bank transfer to the seller.
The suspect is said to have joined the Force in 2016 as a Constable and served in Sokoto and Lagos States before being declared a deserter and dismissed.
Spokesperson for the NPF’s Zone 17 Command, Akeem Adeoye, made the disclosure in a statement issued on Wednesday.
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Adeoye said that despite being dismissed from the Force, the suspect had been parading himself as a uniform officer and was apprehended following a petition to the Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Police in the zone.
“The suspect, who was still parading himself as an officer, dressed in uniform, went to purchase a Techno-Spark10 handset valued at one hundred and two thousand naira (N102,000) at a phone shop. After collecting the said phone, he generated a fake bank transfer to the seller.
“The crime was later reported via a petition to the office of the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 17 and the suspect was subsequently arrested through viable intelligence gathering.
Adeoye noted that the suspect, during interrogation, confessed to committing the crime, stressing that he would be prosecuted accordingly.