4 arrested for fake custom papers presidential seal

Four members of a syndicate which specialised in the production of fake Customs papers have been arrested by men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Ogun State.

Items recovered from the suspects included a fake seal of the Office of the President, fake stamps of the Nigeria Customs Service and that of the Nigeria Police Force, computers, typewriters, printers and forged ‘tinted’ glass permits.

The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, who paraded the suspects at the SARS office, Magbon, Abeokuta, also disclosed that a 39-year-old man (names withheld) had been nabbed for allegedly producing fake naira notes.

He added that eight stolen vehicles, 10 assorted guns and various cartridges were recovered from suspected armed robbers.

Adejobi stated that six suspects were already being held in connection with the recovered vehicles.

According to him, four members of the syndicate involved in alleged production of fake Customs papers had been apprehended at Idiroko on January 9, 2014, by SARS’ operatives, led by the officer-in-charge, Mohammed Tijani.

Adejobi said that the police command had begun a manhunt to arrest other members of the syndicate who fled during the operation and warned members of the public against patronising unauthorised tinted glass permit-sellers, saying only the police is permitted by law to issue such.

Adejobi stated that the police command would, on completion of its investigation, hand over the fake documents to the Customs’ authorities.

Culled from Leadership