I used to threaten police officers with dismissal – Fake DSP

A suspected conman who paraded himself as a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), has been nabbed by the Delta State police command.

The suspect, Ugwu (other names withheld) was apprehended by the detectives from the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit of the command following a tip-off.

According to investigation, the suspected fake DSP had been extorting money from the public and policemen.

The burble, however, burst for Ugwu while allegedly trying to extort more money from officers over missing two AK 47 riffles.

The Commissioner of Police, Mr Baba Alkali, told Crime Watch Today that the suspect had deceived many police officers claiming he was serving as DSP attached to the  Force Headquarters, Abuja.

He said the fake police officer, obtained a huge amount of money from the Area Commander when two AK 47 rifles got missing .

He was said to have deceived a police officer by collecting his AK47 rifle and snapped it and sent  the picture to the  police claiming that was the picture of the rifle that got lost and which he could help them recover.

CP Alkali said Ugwu collected a lot of money from some people  on  the pretence that he would assist  them for  recruitment as police cadet.

CP Alkali explained  that Ugwu had attempted  to join the force in 2002 when he went to the Police  College, Lagos .

“Though it was October 2002 that  he was admitted, he left  the training college when he was  screened out because of old age.

He said in 2007, when the police did another recruitment  for specialized people  at Delta State Police Command he was enlisted as a Constable and went to the  same police training  college, Ikeja Lagos.

According to him,  it was  during the  screening  that he was dropped because of old age.

He explained that since then he has been going to Police Divisions, impersonating as DSP and extorting money from the public.

CP Alkali stated that the suspect is in police custody, State Criminal Investigations Department, (SCID) Asaba where he  has confessed  his dubious  acts.

Ugwu  told Crime Watch Today that, “I am  a fake DSP  and I have been going round impersonating as a police officer with the rank of DSP.

I sent some fake pictures to the police officers because they promised us some money . When we took them to the scene, we found out that the  police has suspected us and they chased us and I was arrested ,” he said.

“ I used to call some police officers and would tell them to release their suspects to me pretending to be  working at  Police Force Headquarters Abuja and I would be  threatening  them  with dismissal if they failed to comply with my order”, he said.

CP Alkali said that the  suspect  would soon be charged to court.