Wasiu Adekola, a 35-year-old man who lives in the Nassarawa State community of Mararaba, has been detained by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command on suspicion of being an expert in the creation of various false documents.
Following a discreet investigation that began when Kubwa Divisional Headquarters personnel found a fraudulent motor vehicle document in a road user’s possession during a Stop-and-Search Operation around a month ago, the arrest was made in Abuja by personnel from the division.
The FCT Police Commissioner Babaji Sunday revealed the following in a statement given the media on Saturday in Abuja by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Josephine Adeh.
“Upon arrest, the suspect was found in possession of several counterfeit documents and equipment used in perpetrating this criminal venture including 4 computer scanners, 15 pieces of counterfeit Nassarawa state Private vehicle license, 6 counterfeit FCT Fire service Certificates, 12 counterfeit vehicle registration booklets, motorcycle Registration number plate: KUJ 651 QL, counterfeit Receipt booklet of the National Co-Operative Insurance Society of Nigeria and 78 pieces of counterfeit National Certificate of Road Worthiness, amongst others.”
Babaji urged residents of the FCT to only patronize official quarters as against freelancing individuals in the acquisition of private and public documents while stressing the disadvantages and dangers associated with the use of counterfeit documents especially the hindrance it poses to data conservation and criminal investigation.