Crime
Fake police inspector under bridge takes off as patrol team arrives
A 38-year-old fake inspector of police has been arrested in Sagamu, Ogun.
Akinyemi Thomas was arrested on Wednesday while policemen attached to Sagamu divisional headquarters were on routine patrol of their area with the Divisional Police Officer, CSP Godwin Idehai.
The cops had sighted the suspect in full police camouflage uniform under the bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan highway.
According to the state police spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, the conduct of the suspect raised suspicion when the patrol team saw him.
“Immediately the patrol vehicle stopped, the suspect took to his heels. He was then chased and apprehended.
“On interrogation, he confessed being a dismissed policeman, but using the uniform to extort unsuspecting members of the public,” Oyeyemi said.
He added that a police warrant card was recovered from Thomas, adding that the State Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, has ordered a full investigation into the activities.
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