The Lagos State Police Command, has arrested a man identified as Nwagu Emmanuel, for parading himself a a police commissioner.
The state Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, through the command’s Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, stated that the suspect impersonated a commissioner of police to facilitate the release of a suspect from the force headquarters in the state.
However, the authorities remarked that the suspect gave himself away after refusing to provide information regarding his alleged position.
The police boss said, “Nwagu Emmanuel was arrested for parading himself as a commissioner of police. To make his claim authentic, he also had a fake ID card as a commissioner of police.
“He actually came into the police headquarters and was about to request the release of a hardened criminal who was in custody. He introduced himself as a commissioner of police.
“That was as far as he could convince us. Further questions, such as where he was serving and some other things, gave him away. Investigations reveal that he has been doing this quietly for some time.
“Only God knows how many civilians he has been able to convince that he was a police officer to get away with some unscrupulous things.”
Responding to inquiries from journalists, Emmanuel stated that he had paid N2,000 to one RRS official named Abba for the ID card, adding that the only time he had used it was when he had been stopped by vehicle inspector police.
He said, “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.”
