The Nigeria Police Force disclosed that it has arrested three people who allegedly forged the Police Character Certificate for extortion.
This was made known by the Public Relations Officer of the Federal Criminal Investigation Department, Alagbon Lagos, ASP Aminat Mayegun, on Tuesday, while parading the suspects in Ikoyi.
Mayegun explained that a special sting operation was launched on Nov. 16, 2023, with a view to bursting the criminal network.
She noted that the special operation considered it worthwhile following the receipt of a report from an innocent victim, who presented such a counterfeited document for the processing of her Visa application at the U.K Embassy.
She said upon being identified as fake, the applicant was refused the visa and banned from entering the country for 10 years.
The PPRO identified the three suspects arrested as Chinedu Agbosim, who owned the shop and the principal suspect, Mariam Dauda and Ebighose Anderson, who were computer operators recruited by Chinedu.
“All the suspects admitted to their individual and common roles in processing the fake Police Character Certificates at a side shop around the Federal Training Center, Ikoyi, Lagos.
“Upon executing a search warrant in the shop, the following items were recovered: Three counterfeit Police Character Certificates, other relevant documents belonging to various Nigerian citizens;
“A computer-generated signature specimen bearing the name of CP CCR, CP Olaolu Adegbite and dated November 16, 2023. A computer-generated document bearing the super-imposed signature of CP Ndu, I.M., the former CCR, CP Ndu I.M, and Desktop computer,” she said.
Mayegun noted that the suspects would be charged to court soon.
