The
Lagos State Police Command has arrested a fake Assistant Superintendent of
Police, Abdulrasak Sani.
The
32-year-old was alleged to have forged the police letterheads, identity card
and recruitment forms, which he gave to members of the public.
The
suspect, who claimed to be attached to the Office of the Deputy
Inspector-General of Police, was also issuing out permits to tankers conveying
petroleum products from Port Harcourt, Rivers State to Lagos.
He
was said to have escorted a truck to a filling station in Lagos when he was
arrested by the police.
It
was learnt that Sani was formerly a constable, but was dismissed in 2006 after
engaging in illegal oil bunkering.
The
suspect said on Tuesday at the Lagos State Police Command
headquarters, Ikeja, that his friend in the police assisted him to produce the
fake documents after he could not get another job for 10 years.
He
said, “I was formerly a constable, but the authorities dismissed me in 2006
after I was involved in illegal oil bunkering. Since that time, I had been out
of job and my mother had been the one feeding me and my three children.
“When
I could no longer bear it, I contacted my friend, Sergeant Adamu Hassan, who is
attached to the Trinity Police Division, Apapa. He was the one that produced
the ID card, recruitment forms and letterheads. I started using them to make
money.
“I
am based in Eleme, Port Harcourt. My clients, who already have my phone number,
usually call me for business. I collect N60,000 to escort a tanker from Port
Harcourt to Lagos. When I get to Lagos, I meet with my friend, Hassan. I have
paid him a total of N150,000 for his efforts.
“I
have done this business for one month and escorted six trucks.”
The
suspect, who said he was arrested while escorting another truck to Lagos, said
the police got wind of his activities and sent operatives to waylay him.
He
said he regretted his actions and begged for forgiveness.
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