A 56-year-old man, Jafaru Ismaila, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for impersonating a police officer and stealing a motorcycle at Warewa Park in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, Punch Metro reports.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday.

He said, “On receiving the distress call, the Divisional Police Officer, Warewa Division, SP Folake Afeniforo, quickly led the patrol team and trailed the suspect who was apprehended at Ibafo area with the said motorcycle.

“On interrogation, it was discovered that the suspect, an indigene of Adamawa State has never been a police officer in his life. It was also discovered that he stole the police identity card of a retired Deputy Superintendent of Police which he has been using to impersonate.”

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