The FCT Command of the Nigeria Police Force has arrested three fake journalists that specialise in stealing phones and other valuables from worship centres and major events in Abuja.
The suspects were identified as Kolawole Akin, Rasheed Kareem and Isah Ibrahim.
The trio were part of 49 suspects paraded by the command on Monday.
The FCT Police Commissioner, Bala Ciroma said that they were arrested at a worship centre in the Asokoro area of Abuja where they were allegedly caught picking pockets.
Speaking on the arrest of the fake journalists, Ciroma said, “On August 11, police operatives arrested three suspects who usually disguised as journalists to steal cash, phones and other valuables from the public gatherings.
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“The suspects, who operated mostly at worship and event centres where you have large gatherings of important personalities, were arrested at a Church in Asokoro.”
Paraded alongside the fake journalists were two suspects – Alfred Leonard and Samson Agbo – who have been accused of killing a 47-year-old staff of Central Bank of Nigeria, Michael Iorkohol.
The CBN worker was declared missing by his family members before his dead body was found in Piyako community in Abuja.
The suspects were allegedly caught with some personal effects of the deceased, including his wrist watch, belt, shreds of his shirt, palm sandals, ATM card and identity card.
Ciroma said, “Initially, the family reported a case of a missing person at Karu Division on 17 July, 2018 at about 1930hrs but during investigation, we got to know that the principal suspect, Alfred Leonard, was the last person seen with him.
“Following the circumstances surrounding his mysterious disappearance, Leonard, who was last sighted with the deceased, was arrested in Kaduna after discreet investigation.
“The suspect confessed during interrogation that he conspired with one Samson Agbo to murder the deceased, whose body was recovered from the bush in Piyako Community.”
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