Men of the Edo state police command have paraded two fake police inspectors arrested in connection with illicit drugs valued at N20 million within the State.
The Commissioner of Police, Funsho Adegboye, who disclosed this to newsmen in Benin City, mentioned they have been among the many five-man criminal gang specialized in dealing in illicit medication.
He gave the names of the 2 pretend law enforcement officials as Alex Akaeze, 39, and Kadiri Hassan, 45. He additionally listed different members of the gang together with Ovie Samuel, 46; Stanley Itota, 45; and Felix Oputi, 46.
Adegboye defined that the suspects have been arrested by operatives of the Command’s Intelligence and Speedy Response Squad at a visitor house operated by Samuel at No 5, Colobus Avenue, off Higher Mission Extension Road, Benin City.
He added that the illicit drug referred to as ‘ice’ weighed 1,080 kilograms with a road worth of N20 million. He added that the investigation is ongoing and that the suspects would quickly be charged in court.
When interrogated, one of many suspects, Akaeze, mentioned he was enlisted into the Police Pressure in 2009. Akaeze, who insisted he’s a Police Inspector added that he was transferred to Zamfara State from AIG Zone 2, Lagos State.
Based on him
“I’m an Inspector of Police. I used to be enlisted in 2009, I began in Ketu, and from there to SARS. I used to be transferred to Zamfara, however I didn’t go. I labored myself again to Zone 2, and from there I used to be transferred to Lagos State Command, from the place we have been later transferred to Alagbon in September final yr, however we have been but to report for responsibility there.
These two officers [Command operatives] are our colleagues, we labored collectively in IRT, I’ve their phone numbers and I referred to as them earlier than I got here down from Lagos and I advised them that I had an pressing arrest to make and needed them to comply with us and so they agreed.
Though I advised them that I nonetheless serve at Alagbon, I didn’t inform them the reality that we’ve not reported for responsibility there. We have been with them of their workplace yesterday and so they led us to make the arrest. We have been nonetheless shocked that they instantly modified it for us and arrested us with the drug sellers” he mentioned.
On his half, Kadiri Hassan, who additionally insisted he’s a Police Inspector, added that he joined the Police Pressure in 2008. He additionally disclosed that he was but to report back to responsibility at Alagbon when he was transferred in February this yr.
Ovie Samuel, who procured the arduous drug, denied information of the commerce.
“The individuals referred to as me and mentioned that they wanted ice and I referred to as my brother in Delta State to convey it for them, just for them to disclose their actual identities that they’re policemen” he acknowledged.
