The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Lagos State Police Command has captured a man for supposedly mimicking a Customs officer.
The suspect Raji (other name withheld) is additionally being examined for professedly mimicking a Customs officer to cheat general society of colossal measures of cash.
The suspect Raji (other name withheld) is additionally being examined for professedly mimicking a Customs officer to cheat general society of colossal measures of cash.
Raji's capture taken after an appeal from one Mrs. Uche to the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Kayode Aderanti, charging the associate cheated her with N800,000 while acting like a Customs officer under the affection that he and his posse would encourage buy of Customs closeout vehicles.
CP Aderanti requested SARS manager, Mr Abba Kyari, to research the matter and capture the guilty party. Raji was grabbed and had purportedly admitted to different unlawful acts he submitted acting like a senior Customs officer.
Amid investigation, the suspect was said to have named different individuals from his group who were additionally captured by the police.
The summon's representative, Kenneth Nwosu, who affirmed the capture, said three suspects were in police net for purportedly cheating a few victimized people acting like Customs officers.
He said: "Raji acted like a Customs officer, one Thomas masked as his driver while Ibrahim (a.k.a Galadima) gave the ledger which the victimized people paid in monies"
Raji had told his exploited people that he was the Customs officer accountable for selling. He asserted to be a Superintendent furthermore Chief a Superintendent of Customs at distinctive events.
A senior cop, said, "Raji asserted to be accountable for unloading vehicles and containerized products. He took his exploited people to Apapa Wharf and Tin Can Island Ports where he would demonstrate to them merchandise and vehicles implied for unloading. The group purportedly hoodwinked one Mrs. Uche, a representative of N800,000:00 with a guarantee to provide for her a Toyota Highlander Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV). The victimized person paid the cash through Ibrahim's financial balance. Ibrahim was captured on February 14, 2015
As indicated by the police, Raji would bear the name Shitu Musa when he wore a Chief Superintendent rank and Yakubu Lawal when he put on the uniform and rank of a Deputy Superintendent.
Raji admitted to told Crime Watch Today that, " I was working in a material plant in Isolo, yet I was sacked when I battled an Indian. The Indian said that I harmed the machine I was working. I am not so much a Customs officer. I settled on my own to purchase the uniform and was utilizing it for business. I purchased it at Customs Training School, Ikeja. I purchased it and the packs from a tailorfor N5,000. The tailordid not know I am a fake Customs officer. I was even captured in 2013 by the Zone 2 Police Command for the same offense of mimic. I was captured by the IGP squad and discharged on safeguard. I was not taken to court in light of the fact that the court did not sit. I burned through N120,000 to secure my safeguard.
"I used to go to the Customs Restaurant in Ikeja to drink lager .It was from that point that I began understudying what Customs officers do. I purchased the DSC uniform and rank in 2013. I purchased the uniform and DSC rank in light of the fact that individuals regard the rank; I purchased the uniform to do closeout deals. I went to my victimized person's shop where she offers lager at Unity Road, Ikeja. The lady provided for me N800, 000 and I demonstrated her a auto at the Tin can Island port, she paid into Ibrahim's account. l have hoodwinked some individuals additionally at Ilorin, I lied that I would give around 600 sacks of rice for N3.5 million to her. I was in a genuine wreckage in Abuja where I gathered N4.2million from a victimized person, Alhaji Abubakar whom I guaranteed to offer three Toyota Camry autos. The man I hoodwinked was an Assistant Director, Operations in NAFDAC.
" I have been taken to court commonly, however was fortunate that I have not by any means gone to the jail. As a rule, I would be asked by the police to discount cash to the victimized people," Raji said.
" I have been taken to court commonly, however was fortunate that I have not by any means gone to the jail. As a rule, I would be asked by the police to discount cash to the victimized people," Raji said.
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