Police Nab Fake EFCC Operative In Lagos

A 29-year-elderly person recognized as Emeka Emmanuel was captured on Saturday by the Ojo police division for marching himself as an employable of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Concise News reports.

In an announcement uncovered by Lagos police representative, Bala Elkana, the presume cheated various individuals under the misrepresentation that he would find them a line of work at the EFCC.

As per him, the most recent unfortunate casualty was distinguished as Olaposi Semiu, a man who the suspect vowed to find his child a line of work in the wake of gathering N51,000.

The suspect was said to have a phony EFCC character card with which he had the option to persuade clueless unfortunate casualties.

"The suspect was in control of a phony EFCC ID card which he utilizes in marching himself as an EFCC employable. The suspect hoodwinked honest natives under the affectation of furnishing them work with the EFCC as agents."

Mr Elkana said that the suspect admitted to the wrongdoing and is being researched.

Notwithstanding the wrongdoing of falsification, the police said the suspect was likewise discovered working unlawful medicinal office in his habitation.

"Different things recuperated incorporate therapeutic gear and phony authentications," the announcement contained.

Likewise, a phony EFCC authority was captured in Adamawa on September 4 after an endeavor to swindle the Majority Leader, Hassan Barguma.

The suspect, who recognized himself as Simon Bolki, moved toward the Majority Leader in his office with a phony EFCC character card professing to be from the Intelligence Unit of the commission, before he was captured.

Given the capture of the phony EFCC official in Lagos, the Lagos direction has educated individuals with respect to people in general, particularly work searchers, to be aware of the exercises of such work con artists all together not to fall prey to their jokes.

The police said an examination is continuous and the presume will be charged to court.