The Police Command in Akwa Ibom says it has arrested a suspect who posed as a police inspector during a routine stop-and-search operation in Uyo.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Timfon John, made the remark in a statement in Uyo on Tuesday.
John said that on Sunday at about 2:30 p.m., the command’s operatives intercepted the suspect riding on a Top Way motorcycle without registration number along Atiku Abubakar Way in Uyo.
She said that during interrogation, the suspect introduced himself as an Inspector of Police residing in the Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area of the state.
“Upon request to establish his identity, the suspect produced a Police Warrant Card bearing the name Inspector Daniel.
