Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command have arrested a person for allegedly impersonating a police officer and extorting cash from the general public.
The suspect, recognized as 26-year-old Shafiu Abdulkadir, a resident of Anguwan Yelwa in Yola North Native Authorities Space, was apprehended on Thursday.
This was disclosed in a press release signed by the command’s spokesperson, SP Suleiman Nguroje, on Friday.
Nguroje stated it was found that Abdulkadir had been extorting cash from tricycle operators in areas across the Aliyu Mustapha Flyover and Jimeta Fashionable Market in Yola North LG.
“The arrest was a follow-up to the data concerning the actions of some vigilante males going round threatening and extorting Keke NAPEP riders.
“Upon his arrest, the suspect was discovered carrying police camouflage trousers and a black shirt with the inscription ‘Particular Pressure’ and boots,” Nguroje stated.
The police spokesman additional famous that the suspect can be charged in court docket upon the conclusion of the investigation.
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