Fake Police officer arrested in Port Harcourt

Saturday, September 16, 2017 12:14 am

Police: arrest fake ASP

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt

The Rivers State Police Command State, on September 13 at about 0945 hrs arrested a fake Police Sergeant, Mr Benjamin Tanko, an indigene of Kajuru in Kajuru LGA of Kaduna State.

He was arrested wearing a Police Camouflage at the Oil Mill Motor Park by Men of the CP Monitoring Unit led by the officer in-charge, Sp Grace Wonwu.

The suspect who claimed to be an Assistant Superintendent of Police attached to the Port Harcourt Area Command is helping the Police in Investigation and will be arraigned as soon as investigation is over.

In a statement by Nnamdi Omoni, DSP and the spokeman of the Rivers State command said items found on him include; three different Police I.D cards with different force numbers.

The CP wishes to appeal to the public to continue to support the Police with useful information.