Fake police officer arrested for fraud in Ogun

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The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old man, Bukola Olabode, for impersonating a police officer and defrauding Point of Sale (POS) operators.

The suspect was reportedly, apprehended by residents of the Ihunbo in the Ipokia Local Government Area on Tuesday, after having defrauded a number of the residents.

He was handed over to officers of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, who later transferred him to the police at the Idiroko Division.

The State Police Command which confirmed the incident, disclosed that the modus operandi of the suspect involvead wearing a police camouflage shirt paired with jeans to execute fraudulent transactions using PoS machines.

The suspect however, met his Waterloo when he attempted a similar fraudulent act at the PoS stand of an operator named Mary Midoyin.

When his deception was discovered by the operator, the suspect was said to have fled the scene, but was later captured after a hot pursuit.

“The suspect was dressed in a police camouflage shirt, cap, and jeans when he committed the crime. Upon realising his cover had been blown, he quickly made a fake transfer to Mary Midoyin, a PoS operator, and collected N60,000 before fleeing the scene.

“Residents pursued and apprehended the suspect, handing him over to the NSCDC office in Ihunbo before he was transferred to the Idiroko Police Division. He has since confessed to defrauding PoS operators in the community.

“A Samsung phone, a black Itel phone used for the fraud, and a police constabulary warrant card were recovered from the suspect. Additionally, a round-neck T-shirt was found in his possession. He has since been detained,” the statement reads.