…’suspects made over N20m’
The Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the Police, has arrested four suspects over alleged impersonation of top government functionaries.
The suspects, who were presented Thursday at the Force Headquarters, were said to have posed variously as Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and the Chief of Staff to the President, Mr. Abba Kyari, to extort their unsuspecting victims to the tune of N20 million.
The disclosure was made in a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Mr. Jimoh Moshood, a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP).
According to Moshood: “On 28/03/2017 the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) on the of cracked and arrested these notorious suspected criminals who posed as chief of staff to President, Senate President, National Security Adviser to President, Minister of petroleum, Minister of Finance, Minister of Transport, Chief Bola Tinubu, and many other prominent Nigerians.
“In a coordinated operation in synergy with the Technical Intelligence Unit (TIU) after a painstaking and sustained surveillance by IRT the above mentioned suspects were arrested.
The four man gang notorious syndicate led by one High Chief Ovie Ogo ( Eze Ireoma of Omoku-Rivers state) was arrested in an Hotel in Kaduna State.
“All the suspects (allegedly) confessed to the crime admitting to have impersonated several prominent citizens and made over N20 million from their Criminal acts within the last six 6 months before they were arrested.
“Investigation is being intensified to arrest the other suspects at large while those arrested will be charged to court on completion of investigation.”
Friday, 31 March 2017

Police arrest 4 for impersonating Saraki, Tinubu, Kyari
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