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He was discovered to have forged the signature of the Assistant Inspector General of Police on a police warrant card. Also found in his possession was a jacket on which has the inscription E&amp;ES.<\/p>\n<p>During interrogation, the suspect confessed to impersonating as a police officer.<\/p>\n<p>He told the operatives that he used to work as a help for police officers, running errands, washing cars and other menial jobs. He added that he was also an okada rider.<\/p>\n<p>The command\u2019s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the suspect\u2019s arrest when contacted, said that he would be charged to court after the conclusion of the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect, in an interview, told Sunday Tribune the reason behind the impersonation: \u201cI fell in love with the police job. I tried to join the Nigeria Police Force twice back home in Borno, but I was unsuccessful.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first time, I was dropped after going through medical checkup and I was diagnosed with chronic typhoid. The second time, I was simply told that I was not qualified. That was in the police college, Maiduguri.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>How I was arrested <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI brought a passenger to Fela\u2019s Shrine in Ikeja, using a motorcycle I borrowed from a friend to work. I was stopped by the police, and they wanted to impound the bike I was riding. That was when I claimed to be a police officer. They demanded my identity card and I showed them the one I made for myself. They collected and checked it, and told me that I was lying. That was how I was arrested.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe impersonation was a mistake on my part. I did it to save the bike from being impounded. I used the identity card for the first time when I was arrested,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 26-year-old motorcycle rider, Yakubu Usman, who was arrested for impersonating as a police officer, has said that his love for the security agency\u2019s job, unsuccessful attempts to join the police force and move to save his motorcycle from being seized made him declare himself as an Assistant Superintendent of Police. 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