The Nigeria Police Drive says it has arrested three individuals who allegedly belong to a syndicate concerned in forgery, extortion and counterfeiting the Nigeria Police Character Certificates.
The Public Relations Officer of the Federal Felony Investigation Division, Alagbon Lagos, ASP Aminat Mayegun confirmed the arrest on Tuesday, whereas parading the suspects in Ikoyi.
Mayegun mentioned {that a} particular sting operation was launched on Nov. 16, 2023, with a view to bursting the legal community.
She famous that the particular operation turned expedient following the receipt of a report from an harmless sufferer, who introduced such a counterfeited doc for the processing of her Visa software on the U.Ok Embassy.
In keeping with her, upon being recognized as pretend, the applicant was refused the visa and banned from getting into the nation for 10 years.
The picture maker mentioned that three suspects had been arrested- Chinedu Agbosim, who owned the store and the principal suspect, Mariam Dauda and Ebighose Anderson, who had been laptop operators recruited by Chinedu.
“All of the suspects admitted to their particular person and customary roles in processing the pretend Police Character Certificates at a facet store across the Federal Coaching Heart, Ikoyi, Lagos.
“Upon executing a search warrant within the store, the next gadgets had been recovered: Three counterfeit Police Character Certificates, different related paperwork belonging to numerous Nigerian residents;
“A pc-generated signature specimen bearing the title of CP CCR, CP Olaolu Adegbite and dated November 16, 2023. A pc-generated doc bearing the super-imposed signature of CP Ndu, I.M., the previous CCR, CP Ndu I.M, and Desktop laptop,” she mentioned.
Mayegun mentioned the suspects could be charged to court docket quickly.