The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has arrested a fake Assistant Inspector General of Police, in Abuja, identified as Olakunle Adesola.
The police also said the 61-year-old suspect sometimes impersonates legal practitioners and other senior law enforcement officers to swindle residents.
The spokesperson of the FCT command, Josephine Adeh, in a statement on Wednesday, said the suspect was arrested after several complaints by residents.
It read, “Police have arrested a serial fraudster who specializes in impersonating Legal practitioners and Senior Law enforcement Officers to defraud unsuspecting members of the public.
“Following a series of petitions and reports at various formations/ units of the Police Command, The Imposter one Olakunle Adesola, a 61 years old resident of liberty Estate by spring road AMAC Abuja, was finally arrested on Sunday 20th November 2022 by The command’s intelligence asset attached to the Anti-violence Crime section of the State Criminal investigations department (SCID ) at our lady Queen of cathedral church Area III where scores of unsuspecting worshippers have reportedly been defrauded.
“The suspect’s modus operandi is to impersonate a senior Police Officer between the ranks of Commissioner and Assistant Inspector General of Police, top-ranking EFCC officials, and/or a legal practitioner who owns a law firm by the name Dr.Kunle Adeshola & Associate has successfully defrauded many to the tune of N10,000,000.
“The suspects when interviewed confessed to having been a perpetrator of this criminal enterprise as far back as the year 1980. Upon the arrest, several forged documents, unissued Police gear, Tear gases, and forged academic documents from various learning institutions were recovered in possession of the suspect.
“While discrete investigation and effort to apprehend co-perpetrators of this criminal enterprise are ongoing, the Commissioner of Police FCT Command CP Babaji Sunday Psc wishes to categorically state that the suspect has absolutely no past or present affiliation with the Police in status or otherwise and at any level. Members of the public are therefore advised to be wary of such unscrupulous elements who parade themselves in such a manner as the above or any other in order to defraud members of the public.”
