A fake cop named Monday Job has been arrested by policemen, for allegedly posing as a riot policeman to escort vehicles conveying contraband goods from Cotonou in Benin Republic to Lagos State.

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, said police officers on duty arrested the suspect. He added that during the suspect interrogation, he could not say the squadron he was attached to.

The police PRO further said that the suspect would be charged to court for the crime.

Elkana stated,

On February 10, 2020, around 8am, policemen on enforcement of the ban on motorcycles in restricted areas arrested one Monday Job, 32, at Oshodi, while riding a motorcycle and fully dressed in riot police uniform. A close look at his name tag and badge gave room for further probing. He could not give a satisfactory account of himself and the squadron he was attached to. In the course of investigation, he confessed to being an impersonator.

It was revealed that he had been wearing the uniform to commit criminal activities, including the illegal escort of contraband goods from Cotonou to Lagos, escorting of vehicles from Lagos to other parts of the country, intimidating, harassing and extorting money from innocent members of the public while claiming to be a riot policeman. An investigation is ongoing and the suspect will be charged when the investigation is concluded.

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