Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command on Sunday arrested a 33- year- old man, one Nathaniel Benjamin, for allegedly impersonating the police’s Anti-Robbery Squad (ARS).
The suspect, who was fully
kitted in the squad’s camouflage face cap, a back pack, black trouser
with black boots to match was arrested at the Alakija area, Ojo, by a
team of policemen on patrol in the area.
He was said to have been arrested following a tip-off from members of the public.
Following his arrest, the
suspect who claimed to be from Kogi State but works as a private driver
in Lagos was transferred to the police headquarters at Ikeja for further
investigation.
Upon interrogation, the
suspect confessed that he impersonated the police in order to escape
paying fares to commercial bus drivers, adding that he loves police work
but all his efforts to become a policeman have met brick walls.
He said, “I am a private
driver at the FESTAC Town area of Lagos. I get N30, 000 as monthly
salary but this is not enough to cater for my needs. I decided to dress
as a police officer so that when I board a commercial vehicle, the
driver will not collect fare from me.
“I decided to impersonate
policemen because my salary is meager and all efforts to earn more or
get a well paying job have been futile. I am desperate to save a few
amount from free transportation that was why I decided to impersonate
police men.
“I got the uniform from my
late brother who was a policeman. I was not using the police uniform to
defraud anybody. I did not also use it to escort heavy-duty vehicles.
Like I said, I was using it to get free transportation.
“I got the uniform after my
elder brother who was a policeman died in a road crash. My brother had
not spent one year in the police force when he was killed in a road
accident last year. “
Source: Thisdaylive
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