File. A Nigerian Policeman
The Cross River State Police Command has arrested a 39-year-old man, Udeme Emmanuel Ekpeme, for allegedly posing as a medical doctor and defrauding a woman of N500,000 under the guise of securing employment for her children at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital.
The command’s spokesperson, ASP Sunday Eitokpah, disclosed this in a statement issued to journalists on Tuesday in Calabar.
According to the statement, the suspect was apprehended by officers attached to the Uwanse Division in Calabar South Local Government Area following a petition by Mrs Edemawan Samuel.
The complainant alleged that Ekpeme falsely introduced himself as a medical doctor and convinced her to part with N500,000 after promising to facilitate employment for her children at UCTH.
