Two In Police Net for Impersonating Okiro, Defrauding Police Applicants

A 37-year old man, Emmanuel Ebuzoma, has been arrested and detained by the Zone 2 police command for allegedly defrauding applicants seeking employment with the Nigeria Police Force. He is being detained with his mistress said to be an accomplice.
He was believed to have impersonated the name of former Inspector-General of Police and now Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Mike Okiro.
The Chairman Police Service Commission had on November 2, 2017 petitioned the Assistant Inspector General (AIG) in charge of Zone 2, Adamu Ibrahim about an alleged fraudster using his name to scam unsuspected members of the public.The AIG referred the petition to the public complaint bureau of the Zone.
The detectives swung into action and the suspect identified as Emmanuel Ebuzoma an indigene of Delta state and his accomplice, Faith Oregbu were subsequently arrested.
Upon interrogation, Ebuzoma confessed that he orchestrated the fraudulent act. He further explained that he was at home one day and decided to browse the internet through his telephone. He thereafter obtained telephone numbers of members of the Senate, House of Representatives, including governors whom he later sent bulk text messages, informing them of police recruitment exercise.
He implored them to send the names and phone contacts of four applicants they wanted to help into the Nigeria police force. Some of the government functionaries sent numbers of their family members and constituents to the suspect.
The suspect immediately contacted them, demanding various sums of money for their registration into the force. The applicants paid between #25,000 to #50,000.
Investigation revealed that the suspect has been able to rake in about #4,000,000 through the accounts supplied by his alleged accomplice, Faith.
The Zone 2 police public relations officer, Superintendent of Police, Dolapo Badmus while parading the suspects said the AIG has directed that the suspects be charged to court at the conclusion of investigation just as he advised job seekers to be wary of fraudsters demanding money in exchange for employment.