FAKE POLICEMAN ARRESTED IN IBADAN.

Our good old Ibadan is in the news again and this time it's all because of a 28 year old suspect whp was nabbed by the police for impersonating being a police officer?!

Emmanuel Anebeh, was on Wednesday docked at an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan over alleged impersonation.

The Prosecutor, Cpl. Philip Amusan, told the court that the accused, of no fixed address, faced a two-count charge of impersonation and unlawful possession of a Police Warrant Card.

He said the accused committed the alleged offences on Aug. 14, at about 1:00 a.m. at the Ibadan/Ife Expressway at Egbeda, Ibadan. Amusan alleged that the accused posed as a member of the Nigeria Police Force by unlawfully wearing a police uniform.He told the court that investigation showed that the accused had been using the uniform which belonged to his friend, Enogela, to impersonate as a police officer to escort Lorry drivers from Lagos to Akure.

The prosecutor told the court that the accused, on his arrest, also had in his possession, a Nigerian Police warrant card with thye initials of Cpl. Onum Enogela, with force number F/No.434479.

The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Patricia Adetuyibi, granted the accused bail in the sum of N100, 000 with two sureties in like sum and adjourned the case till Sept. 6, for mention.