Fake Police Inspector Caught With 30 Bags Of Indian Hemp

A man parading himself as a Police inspector was recently nabbed in Lagos with 30 bags of Indian hemp in his truck.



The suspect identified as Chukwuemeka Ezeabu was arrested with fake identity cards as an inspector in the Nigeria Police Force, and a clerical officer in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Abuja.

Ezeabu was said to have ferried bags of Indian hemp from places like Sango-Ota, Ogun State, Ibadan and other areas to big dealers in Lagos for about a year before he was arrested. His fake ID cards enabled him pass through many security checkpoints without hitches during such journeys.



Lagos State Police Commissioner, Mr. Umaru Manko who confirmed the arrest said, "Ezeabu got into trouble at Meiran along the Abeokuta road when he stopped to eat at a roadside canteen that Saturday morning.



"Just as he got out of his truck, a policeman on a motorcycle, who perhaps had perceived the contents of the truck, parked his bike right in front of the truck in an attempt to stop him from driving off.



"Ezeabu immediately sensed that the policeman wanted to interrogate him and tried to run. He was caught, arrested and brought to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Ikeja."

However, Ezeabu in his own reaction refuted carrying any Police ID: "I was a commercial bus driver within the Lagos metropolis for a few years before a friend of mine, Steve Soje, asked me to work for him. He owned trucks that were used to transport Indian hemp for dealers in Lagos.