CP parades ex-IGP impersonator, robbery suspects in Abuja

The FCT Police Command has tracked and arrested one Olawole Michael Olatunji aged 58 years for parading himself as a retired Assistant Inspector-General of Police. The FCT Commissioner of Police, CP Bala Ciroma, disclosed this, yesterday, in a press conference in Abuja. The CP said the suspect had hidden under the same pretext to defraud […]

The FCT Police Command has tracked and arrested one Olawole Michael Olatunji aged 58 years for parading himself as a retired Assistant Inspector-General of Police.

The FCT Commissioner of Police, CP Bala Ciroma, disclosed this, yesterday, in a press conference in Abuja.

The CP said the suspect had hidden under the same pretext to defraud unsuspecting members of the public by offering to help them secure contracts with the Police Air-Wing.

“He was arrested at a bank in Kubwa where he had gone to make some financial transactions.

“In the course of investigation, fake Police Air-Wing receipts, fake contract documents, 11 ATM cards, 10 cheque books and letter- headed papers of different companies were recovered from him as exhibits. Investigation is on-going,” he explained.

Other armed robbery and cult suspects paraded during the conference include Ezekiel Kuku, 39 years and Monday Timothy, 19 years at Kuchiko in Bwari Area Council. They were nabbed while robbing residents of the area. One phone, two hair clippers and a pair of shoes stolen by the suspects were recovered as exhibits.

Also recovered from them was one locally made pistol and one live cartridge.

One Benjamin Segun, 21, a member of Eiye confraternity cult group was paraded with a locally made pistol, one live cartridge and one expended cartridge.

Other suspects arrested by the police at their hideouts in New Karu area of Nasarawa State were Francis David, Daniel Benjamin, Emmanuel Okiti and Shedrach Andrew who snatched cars along Nyanya and Mararaba axis.

Ciroma said at the end of the investigation, the suspects will all be charged to court.