The Lagos State Police Command has busted a forgery syndicate after their client presented a fake Nigeria Police Character Certificate at the United Kingdom in Lagos.
The three suspects are Chinedu Agbosim, Mariam Dauda and Ebighose Anderson.
Agbosim, who set up the shop for the forgery of the police documents , employed Dauda and Anderson as computer operators for the illegal operation of counterfeiting.
The Public Relations Officer of the Federal Criminal Investigation Department, Alagbon Lagos, ASP Aminat Mayegun, confirmed their arrest on Tuesday.
Mayegun, who paraded the suspects in Ikoyi, said a special sting operation to arrest the suspect was launched on November 16, 2023.
According to her, upon being identified as fake, the applicant was refused the visa and banned from entering the country for 10 years.
“All the suspects admitted to their individual and common roles in processing the fake Police Character Certificates at a side shop around the Federal Training Center, Ikoyi, Lagos.
“Upon executing a search warrant in the shop, the following items were recovered: Three counterfeit Police Character Certificates, and other relevant documents belonging to various Nigerian citizens.
“A computer-generated signature specimen bearing the name of CP CCR, CP Olaolu Adegbite and dated November 16, 2023. A computer-generated document bearing the super-imposed signature of CP Ndu, I.M., the former CCR, CP Ndu I.M, and Desktop computer,” she said.
Mayegun said the suspects would be charged in court soon.
