The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested a yet-to-be-identified fradulent for impersonating a police officer and allegedly claiming to be an agent of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission yesterday.
GOLDEN PAGE gathered that the imposter attempted to search the residence of Dangiwa Umar with a forged search warrant.
Sensing something was wrong, Umar’s wife denied them entry and promptly alerted her husband, who then contacted the authorities, leading to the apprehension of the gang leader.
The man has been arrested in Kaduna for posing as an official of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
In a video shared by Gen Buhar on X, the fake officer was arrested after he attempted to enter the home of the former governor of Kaduna State, Dangiwa Umar.
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He had served a search warrant on the residents of the house.
His post reads, “This is a fake police officer claiming to be from the EFCC and requested to serve a search warrant at the home of Dangiwa Umar, in Kaduna.
“The wife was smart enough to refuse their request to come out and sign it when she told them her husband wasn’t home. She quickly called the husband who then alerted authorities and they caught the gang leader. Pls let’s be on the alert and be security conscious.”
In the video, a man dragged the fake official to the boot of a waiting car while demanding a handcuff and rope in Hausa Language. While the fake official was being made to lie down at the back of a car other people around him called him unprintable names.
