Fake Cop Linked To Imo Police Command HQ, Correctional Centre Attacks Arrested

The Imo State Police Command, on Sunday, announced that it had
arrested an alleged fake cop and bandit, identified as Michael
Osundu.

According to the spokesman for the command, Orlando Ikeokwu, one
English pump action rifle and 26 live cartridges, and a pair of
police uniform with the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police,
which were concealed in his Toyota Escalade vehicle with tinted
glasses, were recovered from the suspect.

Ikeokwu stated that Osundu was suspected to be a member of the
gang that attacked the state police command headquarters and the
Owerri Correctional Centre on April 5.

The police spokesman said, “In line with the mandate and
directive of the Inspector-General of Police, Baba Usman, to
restore peace and tranquillity in Imo State as well as the
determination and adoption of a robust crime prevention and
detection strategy of the new Commissioner of Police in Imo State,
Abutu Yaro, operatives of the command, while on surveillance and
confidence-building patrol, arrested one Michael Osundu of Owerri,
who claimed to be based in London, United Kingdom.

“He was arrested in connection with criminal activities in the
state and he is reasonably suspected to be among the hoodlums, who
attacked the Nigeria Correctional Service and the police
headquarters on April 5.

“However, at the point of arrest, one English pump action rifle
and 26 live cartridges, and a pair of police uniform with the rank
of Deputy Superintendent of Police hidden in his tinted Toyota
Escalade vehicle were recovered.

“Upon interrogation, he claimed to be a police spy trained at
the Police Training School, Ikeja, Lagos.

“Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police has ordered a full-scale
investigation into the matter with a view to discovering his level
of culpability and possibly arresting other suspects.

“He further used the opportunity to call on persons, who
participated in the attack of April 5 as well as the escapee
inmates/suspects to turn themselves in, else they will be made to
face the full wrath of the law if caught.

“The CP, therefore, charged members of the public to partner the
command by volunteering credible information to the police, which
may lead to arresting criminal elements in and around the state.”
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The Imo State Police Command, on Sunday, announced that it had
arrested an alleged fake cop and bandit, identified as Michael
Osundu.

According to the spokesman for the command, Orlando Ikeokwu, one
English pump action rifle and 26 live cartridges, and a pair of
police uniform with the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police,
which were concealed in his Toyota Escalade vehicle with tinted
glasses, were recovered from the suspect.

Ikeokwu stated that Osundu was suspected to be a member of the
gang that attacked the state police command headquarters and the
Owerri Correctional Centre on April 5.

The police spokesman said, “In line with the mandate and
directive of the Inspector-General of Police, Baba Usman, to
restore peace and tranquillity in Imo State as well as the
determination and adoption of a robust crime prevention and
detection strategy of the new Commissioner of Police in Imo State,
Abutu Yaro, operatives of the command, while on surveillance and
confidence-building patrol, arrested one Michael Osundu of Owerri,
who claimed to be based in London, United Kingdom.

“He was arrested in connection with criminal activities in the
state and he is reasonably suspected to be among the hoodlums, who
attacked the Nigeria Correctional Service and the police
headquarters on April 5.

“However, at the point of arrest, one English pump action rifle
and 26 live cartridges, and a pair of police uniform with the rank
of Deputy Superintendent of Police hidden in his tinted Toyota
Escalade vehicle were recovered.

“Upon interrogation, he claimed to be a police spy trained at
the Police Training School, Ikeja, Lagos.

“Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police has ordered a full-scale
investigation into the matter with a view to discovering his level
of culpability and possibly arresting other suspects.

“He further used the opportunity to call on persons, who
participated in the attack of April 5 as well as the escapee
inmates/suspects to turn themselves in, else they will be made to
face the full wrath of the law if caught.

“The CP, therefore, charged members of the public to partner the
command by volunteering credible information to the police, which
may lead to arresting criminal elements in and around the state.”
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