A 24-year-old, Destiny Paul, has been arrested by the Edo State Police Command for allegedly impersonating the Kaduna State Government to defraud unsuspecting members of the public.
The Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, disclosed this to newsmen on Monday in Benin City.
Nwabuzor said the suspect was arrested by the operatives of the anti-kidnapping and cyber crime unit of the Command while acting on a petition from the Force Headquarters.
He said the suspect was arrested through technical intelligence along Ubiaja-Uromi road in Edo State.
According to him, the petition stated that a fraudster from Edo State was impersonating the Kaduna State Government and defrauding unsuspecting members of the public.
He said the suspect was geo-located to the Edo State Police Command’s jurisdiction.
The command’s image maker said the suspect confessed to using the Kaduna State Government profile to defraud people.
He explained that the officers attached to Force Headquarters have been contacted and are leading an investigative team from Kaduna to Edo State.
Nwabuzor added that the suspect would be handed over to the team from Abuja.
