South East
Police Nab Fake NAFDAC Official
Men of the Enugu State
Police Command have nabbed one Prince Gabriel Obasi of Odume in Aninri Local Government Area of the state for allegedly posing as an official of National Agency For Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), and extorting money from unsuspecting members of the public.
The Suspect was apprehended by police operatives on August 30, 2013, following report by a victim at Awgu in Enugu state that the suspect came to his shop at Orie Awgu Market where he presented himself as an official of NAFDAC and went ahead to demand for his license authorising him to be selling local Gin.
It was further that when the suspect was rounded up by the police, he confessed that he is not a NAFDAC official and pleaded for forgiveness.
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Ebere Amaraizu (DSP), confirmed the arrest, revealing that investigations into the incident have commenced in full scale.
In another development, operatives of the Police Mobile Force No3 squadron of the Enugu state command have nabbed two persons on September 1, 2013 at Ishiagu along Enugu Port Harcourt Expressway for allegedly being in possession of two short double barrel gun that was concealed in Baco sack inside the bus.
The suspects who gave their names as Ernest Onyeka Nwodo and Ugochukwu Ifeanyi, were said to have joined the bus with registration number BH 948 ENU from the bus loading bay at Gariki Awkunanaw, Enugu and heading to Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
According to the PPRO, investigations into the matter have also commenced in full swing, adding that all the suspects who are now helping the operatives in their investigations will appear in court at the end of their investigations.