LAGOS CP GOES TOUGH ON IMPERSONATORS, FAKE POLICE OFFICERS

*Orders DPOs to be on the lookout as SCID Arraigns Fake Inspector, Soldier*

Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has condemned the act of impersonation by some individuals who parade themselves as security operatives in the state and ordered the Divisional Police Officers and detectives to be on the lookout for the impersonators.

In a statement signed by Lagos Police spokesperson, CSP Adejobi made it known that the Commissioner of Police refers to some cases where dismissed officers and civilians will be parading themselves as servicing members or personnel of the Nigeria Police Force, the military and security agencies, including the Lagos State owned agencies, to perpetrate illegal acts in the state.

CP Hakeem Odumosu has directed the Divisional Police Officers, intelligence detectives and Heads of Department in the command to go after any impersonators and cause them to face the full wrath of the law as many Lagosians are being deceived by their conducts and antics.

He also warns the general public to beware of such impersonators who are fond of impersonating the police, military or other security agencies at the detriment of our security system.

The Police boss further directs that every police personnel in the state must always possess police warrant card or identity card as a major means of identification, even on uniform, being a practice in the police.

In the same vein, while matching his words with actions, the Chief directs the Deputy Commissioner of Police, CID Panti, Yaba, DCP Adegoke Fayoade, to immediately prosecute one ANYA OKORIE, M, 45, OF NO 7 ALABATA STR, IKOTUN, LAGOS, that was recently arrested by the police operatives attached to Ketu Division and one USMAN ALI, m, 21, of No 51, Ali Balogun Street, Ijora Oloye, Lagos, was arrested with the Nigerian Army Camouflage Vest by police operatives attached to Surulere Division, to court for impersonation.

The fake Inspector, Anya Okorie, was arrested on complete police uniform with the rank of Inspector of Police at Ketu while parading himself in a suspicious manner; Usman was arrested within the premises of Surulere Division when he and his accomplice, now at large, chased and attacked one Onyema, with a jack knife in the Division, putting on camouflage vests. The two suspects have since confessed to be fake police officer and Army personnel respectively. Infact, Usman further confessed to be an Okada operator.

Items recovered from Okorie are:

(1) two mopol Berets,

(2)two lanyards,

(3) two mobile police khaki trousers,

(4) three mobile T-shirts,

(5) Sgt Rank and Mobile Squadron badges,

while Army Camouflage vest and Jack knife were recovered from Usman.

Usman Ali has been charged to Magistrate Court 3, Surulere on 17th February, 2021,while Okorie will be charged to court today, 18th February, 2021.

CP Hakeem Odumosu, therefore assures the general public that the command will work with other security agencies in the state to fight acts of impersonation in order to sanitise the system and solidify the security platforms of Lagos State.