The Operatives of the Kubwa Divisional Police Headquarters of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, have arrested one Wasiu Adekola, a 35-year-old male and a resident of Maraba in Nassarawa state who specializes in the production of all kinds of counterfeit public and private documents.
A statement by the Command’s Spokesperson, DSP Josephine Adeh, Said, the arrest was made following a discrete investigation stemming from the discovery of a fake motor vehicle document in the possession of a road user while Police officers attached to the division were on a Stop-and-Search Operation about a month ago.
According to Adeh, upon arrest, the suspect was found with several counterfeit documents and equipment used in perpetrating this criminal venture including 4 computer scanners, 15 pieces of counterfeit Nassarawa state private vehicle license, 6 counterfeit FCT Fire service Certificates, 12 counterfeit vehicle registration booklets, motorcycle Registration number plate: KUJ 651 QL, counterfeit Receipt booklet of the National Co-Operative Insurance Society of Nigeria and 78 pieces of counterfeit National Certificate of Road Worthiness, amongst others.
The Commissioner of Police FCT Command, CP Babaji Sunday has called on the residents to only patronize official quarters as against freelancing individuals in the acquisition of private and public documents.
CP Sunday stressed the disadvantage and dangers associated with the use of counterfeit documents especially the hindrance it poses to data conservation and criminal investigation.
Meanwhile, an investigation is ongoing to unravel other groundbreaking facts projected to lead to the arrest of persons in a similar criminal venture. Members of the public are therefore urged to remain vigilant and report such or any other form of criminality to the nearest Police Division or through the following command emergency lines: 08032003913, 08061581938, 07057337653, and 08028940883, while the Public Complaint Bureau (PCB) desk, could be reached on: 0902 222 2352
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