The Anti-cultism Squad of the Akwa Ibom state Police Command has arrested a fake Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP).
The suspect, Vincent Sampson Enuneku, is 43 years old, and from Ndokwa Local Government Area of Delta State.
The Command in a statement issued on Monday and signed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Odiko Macdon, said the suspect was picked up while attempting to use his fake ASP ID card to prevent the arrest of a wanted criminal.
According to the image maker of the command, apart from the impersonation, the suspect was also in possession of large substance, suspected to be Indian hemp.
“Investigation revealed that the suspect uses the ID card to pass through check points freely while transporting Indian hemp and other prohibited items to Akwa Ibom State.
“He is also good at using the ID card to extort and harass innocent members of the public, thereby bringing the image of the Force to disrepute.
“Exhibits recovered from the suspect include fake Police ID Card and a large quantity of Indian hemp,”, Macdon said.
According to the PPRO, the State Commissioner of Police, Olatoye Durosinmi, has warned impersonators of Police and other agencies to desist forthwith or have the Police to contend with.
Meanwhile, 37 Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs) attached to the command have been decorated with their next rank of Superintendents of Police (SPs).
The CP, while decorating the senior officers charged them to always discharge their duties professionally in consonance with extant laws and urged them to be civil to members of the public and eschew every form of corruption.