Police arrest 4 fake EFCC officials, 6 others

The Kogi State Police Command on Thursday
arrested four persons for allegedly
attempting to defraud the Federal
Polytechnic, Idah, posing as officials of the
EFCC.
The Acting Commissioner of Police in Kogi,
Mr Austin Evbakhavbakun, made the
announcement in Lokoja when he paraded
the suspects before newsmen.
The suspects are Samuel Ogbebor, Daniel
Njaiji, Agwai Peter and Jackson Umosen.
Evbakhavbakun said that the suspects had
also claimed to be officials of the Federal
Ministry of Education who were on
inspection in the institution.
He said that the case was reported at the
Idah Divisional Police Headquarters by the
Rector of the Polytechnic, Prof. Matthew
Akpata, on Aug. 28.
Evbakhavbakun said that Akpata had
reported that the suspects came to his
office, claiming to have come from Abuja to
inspect on-going projects in the institution.
The rector was said to have asked for an
official introduction letter from the Federal
Ministry of Education or their identity cards
but Ogbebor, instead presented an EFCC
identity card.
The police chief said that Akpata became
suspicious and invited the police who later
arrested the suspects.
He told newsmen that the police also
recovered one Toyota Camry with
registration number APP 630 BD, one fake
EFCC identity card and a Zenith Bank ATM
card, bearing Stanley Agbara from the
suspects.
The commissioner also paraded one Alhaji
Musa Ifa and Sumaila Musa whom, he said,
in the company of two others now at large,
took away an unregistered new Toyota
Camry from the residence of one Sadiku
Makolo of Abocho.
The suspects, he said, went to Makolo’s
residence in the Dekina Local Government
Area, claiming to be policemen attached to
the CID, Benue State Police Command.
The commissioner said that the suspects
claimed that they were investigating the
new car, which they said was stolen.
He said that the suspects later forcefully
collected the car documents from the
unsuspecting Makolo and zoomed off.
The police chief said that the vehicle was,
however, traced to Mararaba in Nasarawa
State, where the suspects were trying to
dispose it.
Also paraded were one Tanko Abubakar and
Musa Maikasuwa who were arrested for
allegedly leading a gang of eight armed
robbers.
Evbakhavbakun said that the gang had
attacked and robbed a man and some
market women who were on their way to
Ikende Market in the Bassa Local
Government of Area of Kogi.
The police boss said that the matter was
reported at the Oguma Police Station,
adding that two locally-made pistols with
three live cartridges were recovered from
the suspects.
He said that the suspects, including two
others, arrested for other offences were
undergoing interrogation and would be
charged to court soon. (NAN)