The Akwa Ibom state police command today paraded a fake police officer of the rank of assistant commissioner of police ACP).
The state police commissioner, Musa Kimo who paraded the suspect
alongside 213 other criminals, said the fake police officer identified
as Kingsley Udoyen of No.3 stadium road, in Abak council area of the
state, had defrauded and threatened unsuspecting members of the public.
The CP mentioned that one English pistol without magazine and
ammunition, portraits of chief superintendent of police and Assistant
Commissioner of police, three pairs of uniform, police belt, fake police
identity cards as well as other documents were recovered from the
suspect.
Speaking to newsmen, the fake police officer said
”It started when I lost my job. I was with the police in Alagbon as a
superintendent of police. I was dismissed in 2007 because of the
illegal job I went for. I left Lagos in 2008 and went to Calabar where I
met Glory Etim, my girlfriend. She is the one who bought all these
police uniforms for me. She is a serving officer and works with the
Police Secondary School.I am a car dealer and I go to Cotonou. Since I was dismissed, I don’t
have a job. I am 56 years old from Mbiaobong Ikot Etefia in Ikono and I
am married with four children. I know what I am doing is against the
law”, he said
The Commissioner of police further disclosed that one Joseph Effiong
from Ikono local government area who worked as a security man at Royal
City Central Chapel, Uyo was arrested for allegedly luring one little
Miss Mfoniso Nse Okon to an uncompleted building and defiled her.