Men of the Oyo state police have arrested a group of individuals who specialize in the forgery of official documents, stamps, and certificates of various government and private organizations.
A statement from the command says on April 9, its officers received intelligence report that the suspects were operating from a hideout within the Ogunpa area of Ibadan.
Acting swiftly on the intelligence, operatives conducted a coordinated operation which led to the arrest of the following suspects Mumini Akanbi, male, 62, Quadri Muhammed 31, Salami Tajudeen 50, Oladipupo Hammed 45, Oladipupo Taiwo 40. Olorunosebi Kazzeem 42, Fatai Akanni54, Alamu Kazeem 60, Olalekan Afeez 42 and Alex Olanrewaju 64.
Confirming their arrest to newsmen, the spokesperson of the command, DSP Alayande Olayinka, said following the arrests, search warrants were duly executed at the suspects’ operational bases, leading to the recovery of several incriminating exhibits.
These include a printed fake Police Character Certificate, Nigeria Police Force Criminal Investigation Department (CID) stamps, Ogun State CID Eleweran Office stamp, Iyaganku Area Command Office stamp, various Divisional Police Officer office stamps, Oyo State Government stamps from different ministries and departments, stamps of different commercial banks, as well as stamps belonging to several private organizations.
Olayinka stated that preliminary investigations reveal that the suspects are members of a well-organized syndicate engaged in the production and use of forged instruments for the purpose of impersonation.
He added that all the suspects have confessed to their involvement in the criminal enterprise and are currently providing useful information to aid ongoing investigations.
