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The police in Anambra State have arrested two suspected
armed robbers with one of them impersonating a policeman. However, one of the
suspects, said he was a former police officer and was dismissed from the force
for shooting a son of the former governor of Rivers State, Peter Odili.
The suspect, Hassan Abubakar, decked in police carmouflage,
during his parade alongside other suspects. The police in Anambra State have
arrested two suspected armed robbers with one of them impersonating a
policeman.
However, one of the suspects, said he was a former police
officer and was dismissed from the force for shooting a son of the former
governor of Rivers State, Peter Odili.
Parading the suspects, yesterday, the Commissioner of
Police, John Abang, said on August 8, following intelligence report, police
operatives attached to the command’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) arrested
Hassan Abuka in Ihiala, dressed in police camouflage uniform bearing a DSP
rank, along with one Ismaila Ahmed, both of them from Benue State.
He said the suspects specialized in impersonating police
operatives to deceive their victims.
Abang said the suspects snatched a Toyota Corolla Car from a
yet to be identified victim in Lagos and were located at their hideout in
Anambra State.
“Exhibits recovered in their possession include the snatched
vehicle and additional vehicle plate number from Lagos FKJ 701 FR,” he said.
However, the suspected police impersonator, Hassan Abubakar,
said he was not an armed robber but a police impersonator, and that he was
dismissed from the force. Abubakar, 34, told our correspondent that after he
was dismissed by the police as an inspector, he continued wearing police
uniform to escort vehicles.
Abubakar, 34, said, “I was dismissed from the police as an
Inspector for misfiring. I was on a special duty from R15, 42 Squadron Zamfara
State to Lagos along Lekki peninsula, near Moroko police division.
“There was information that armed robbers were coming
towards our direction and we stopped the vehicle but they refused and
approached on high speed. They shot one of my inspectors and I returned fire,
the vehicle sumersaulted three times.
“The police recovered three pistols in the vehicle. Finally,
it was discovered that one of occupants was the son of the former governor of Rivers State, Peter Odili,” he
claimed.
“When the police dismissed me, I waited to be reinstated and
since I have nothing to do and I have five children I continued to wear the
police uniform to escort motorists. Whenever I see escort I will follow them to
get money to feed them.
“Last week Thursday, one Godwin Abba sold a Toyota Corolla
car to me and I transferred N800,000 to his account without knowing that the
car he sold to me was stolen and has a tracker.
“Since I cannot drive, I engaged a driver. I wore police
uniform so that the Custom will not disturb
us since there was no duty paid on the car. I used the uniform to
influence security operatives to pass us. “Along the line, I was arrested along
Ihiala road. I know who sold the car to me and I can identify him. I am not an
armed robber.
“Unknown to me, the police had posted our pictures on the
Internet. Somebody (my neighbour in Orlu, Imo State) came from Awka and said we
robbed him and collected his Corolla car,” he added.
The victim, one Nonso Chinecherem, said on July 12, he was
robbed along Roban Store, Awka.
“They robbed me between 9 to 9:15pm. The two young men came
to me and started asking for my car key
and I protested and before I knew it they started shooting guns into air and
drove away with my car.
“Last week Thursday, I was going through social media and I
saw that police have arrested them and I
called the Police Public Relations
Officer, he asked me to check at SARS and when I got there I was able to
identify them because when they robbed me the street light was on and I saw
them clearly,” he stated.
Nonso however denied knowing the suspect, saying that he is
from Anambra and had never lived in Orlu.
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