Impostor medical doctor and soldier from Akwa Ibom State arrested by the operatives of the state Police Command are soon to be arraigned in court.
Spokesperson of the command, Odiko MacDon, who stated this in a statement on Friday December 3, said ”The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has beamed its searchlights on impersonators of security personnel and other professionals. This has led to the arrest of a fake soldier and a fake doctor.
Fake doctor
MacDon said ”…relying on a report on 30/11/2021 at about 11:00 a.m, Quick Intervention Unit Operatives of the Command proceeded to Tranquility Hotel, Nung Oku village, in Ibesikpo Asutan L.G.A and arrested one Samuel Isaac Jumbo ‘m’, aged 29yrs old of No. 26 Asokoro Road, Area II, Abuja who claimed to be a Medical Doctor attached to the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH).
”During interrogation, the suspect confessed to the crime and stated that he is not a Medical Doctor as claimed. In his confessional statement, stated that in 2015, he told his mother that he had gotten admission into the University of Lagos to study Medicine. Since then, he has collected various sums of money from her.
”He further stated that on 3/11/2021, he told his mother that he was going for National Youth Service (NYSC) at Rivers State and collected the sum of two hundred thousand naira (N200,000.00) for accommodation from her after she had bought a lot of household items for him.
He took the money and items, came down to Uyo, squandered it and continue to deceive unsuspecting members of the Public and the hotel management that he was a Medical Doctor.
”To convince the public, he will dress up or carry his lab coat, use a bolt cab to UUTH Abak Road, after loitering around for a while, he goes back to his hotel and look for unsuspecting members of the public to defraud.’’
Fake soldier
Again, the police spokesperson stated ”On 16/11/202, at about 1:00am, while on a Stop-and-Search operation along Nwaniba Road, Operatives of Anti-Robbery Squad reasonably suspected and arrested one Akpan Mfon Essien ‘m’ of Ikot Andem Itam Village in Itu L.G.A, who resides at Idu Uruan, Uruan L.G.A.
”During Interrogation, the suspect confessed to be impersonating a soldier. He led Operatives to his house where two pairs of Army uniforms, Army shorts, two Army sweaters, Army belt, two Army caps, three pairs of Army boot, two Army jack-knives, two walkie talkie, one live Jacket, one stethoscope and a blue colour Toyota Camry car with Reg. No. LSR 735 AC were recovered.
The suspect uses the uniform to deceive, intimidate and commit heinous crimes around Uruan and Uyo.’’
”Suspects will be charged to court as soon as investigations are completed,’’ he added.
