The Nigeria Police has paraded 3 suspects for criminal conspiracy, forcible entry, conduct likely to cause breach of public peace and impersonation.
Addressing the media on Friday at the Force Headquarters, the Force Public Relations Officer, Ag DCP Jimoh Moshood said the first two suspects, Williams Iyeke and Julius Babasola, were arrested for conspiring and pasting of four forged and counterfeit Police stickers with inscription “This Land Belongs to the Inspector General of Police – IGP Idris Abubakar” with Nigeria flag, Police Flag and insignias in four different locations; two undeveloped land and two other buildings under construction) at; i. Adewale kuku Streets, ii. Adefemi Crescent Street, iii. Akande Crescent and iv. Owolabi Salisu Crescent all located at Millennium Estate, Oke Alo, Gbagada, Lagos State.
The Police Spokesperson further said that the Olufemi Ogundare the third suspect was arrested for forcible entry, malicious damage on the property after Williams Iyeke, Julius Babasola were arrested and taken into custody. He said that the Police is on the trail of one Soji Adeniyi suspected for producing the forged and counterfeit stickers and conspiring with the above mentioned suspects to paste them on the four locations mentioned earlier.
"Their ploy is to deceive members of the public and scare away the authentic owners of the said land and buildings by using the name “IGP Idris Abubakar”.
Ag DCP Moshood reiterated that the the Inspector General of Police’s name is IGP Ibrahim K. Idris and not IGP Idris Abubakar and has no land or any uncompleted building in the Millennium Estate, Gbagada, Lagos State.
He said the Police invitation letter has been served on Soji Adeniyi to appear on 25thSeptember, 2018 at the Force Headquarters, Abuja failure of which the Police will not hesitate to declare him wanted as all suspects have made cautionary statements to the various roles they played in the commission of the crime and they will be arraigned in court on completion of investigation.
"Members of the public are implored to be wary of fraudsters and mischievous persons such as these three (3) suspects who would want to use the name of important personalities to commit crime, the statement concluded.
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