Police Arrest 27-Year-Old Man For Impersonating FCT Minister To Dupe Nigerians

The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) says it has arrested the impersonator of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mohammed Bello.

The suspect, one Mohammed Bello Kolo ‘m’ 27years, who has been parading himself as the “Honouroble Minister of FCT” and defrauding unsuspecting members of the public.

Commissioner of Police FCT Command, Bala Ciroma while parading the suspect said in the course of impersonating the Honourable Minister, he has so far defrauded his victim of cash worth of Fifty two million naira (52,000,000) which he allegedly received in installments under pretense of giving them contracts.

Ciroma said: “Following a complaint received 0n 28th October, 2019 Police operatives attached to State Intelligence Bureau of the FCT Command arrested One Mohammed Bello Kolo ‘m’ 27years, who has been parading himself as the “Honouroble Minister of FCT” Mallam Muhammed Musa Bello and defrauding unsuspecting members of the public.

“The suspects stated that he had access to classified information while he served at the Federal Capital Territory Administration during his National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) attachment.”

Exhibits recovered from the suspect include: One (1) 206 Peugeot with Reg. No. ABJ 856 SU, One (1) Tricycle with Reg. No. KEF 807 WT, One (1) 55” and 46 inches Samsung Plasma TV, Ione (1) Dining Set, 10000 watts Fireman Generator set, One (1) Washing Machine Hisense Deep Freezer, which the suspect claimed to have purchased from the money he received.

The commissioner added that the command is making frantic efforts to arrest his cohorts’ one Simon ‘m’and one Idris ‘m’ posing as the Director of Procurement FCTA and Personal Assistant (PA) to the Hon. Minister respectively, adding that the suspects will be arraigned in Court upon conclusion of investigation to serve as a deterrent to others.