3 arrested for forging police certificate

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says it has arrested three persons, who allegedly belong to a syndicate involved in forgery, extortion, and counterfeiting the Nigeria Police Character Certificate.

The Public Relations Officer of the Federal Criminal Investigation Department, Alagbon, Lagos State, ASP Aminat Mayegun, made this known while parading the suspects in Ikoyi on Tuesday, January 16.

Mayegun said a special sting operation was launched on November 16, 2023, to burst the criminal network.

She noted that the special operation became expedient following the receipt of a report from a victim, who presented such counterfeited document for the processing of her visa application at the U.K Embassy.

She stated that upon being identified as fake, the applicant was refused the visa and banned from entering the country for 10 years.

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Mayegun said the three suspects arrested were Chinedu Agbosim, who owned the shop and the principal suspect; Mariam Dauda and Ebighose Anderson, who were computer operators recruited by Agbosim.

She stated: “All the suspects admitted to their individual and common roles in processing the fake Police Character Certificate at a side shop around the Federal Training Center, Ikoyi, Lagos.

“Upon executing a search warrant in the shop, the following items were recovered: Three counterfeit Police Character Certificates, and other relevant documents belonging to various Nigerian citizens.

“A computer-generated signature specimen bearing the name of CP CCR, CP Olaolu Adegbite, and dated November 16, 2023. A computer-generated document bearing the super-imposed signature of CP Ndu, I.M., the former CCR, CP Ndu I.M, and Desktop computer.”

Mayegun said the suspects would be charged to court soon.

The Star