The Oyo State Police Command has
arrested a mother of two for allegedly posing as a police sergeant in the
state.
According to the Oyo State
Commissioner of Police, Mr Abiodun Odude, the fake police woman, Ayobami
Odunayo, 38, some years back, was dismissed from the Nigerian Police Force
while a police corporal.
The CP said that the woman was
arrested for impersonation. He alleged that she used to pose as a serving
police officer and uses that gimmick to steal and extort money from
unsuspecting members of the public.
Odunayo, who said that her husband
had died, disclosed that upon being dismissed after a suspect disappeared while
in her custody, she decided to sew a uniform for herself because she loves the
job.
Sobbing like her heart was breaking,
Odunayo said: "I’m from Ekiti State. I was arrested because of the police
uniform, which I left hanging in my house. I was dismissed from the Force in
Lagos as a Corporal after a suspected criminal escaped from custody during my
duty. I don’t wear police uniform to extort money or do anything illegal. I had
a fight with my neighbour and a police woman was called into the matter. When she
came, she saw the police uniform hanging in my room. The police woman arrested
me and after series of investigations, it was discovered that I had been
dismissed.
“I have two children and they are
with my elder brother. I don't have husband; my husband died years back. It was
the devil's work. I plead to the authority to have mercy on me for the sake of
my children. I love my children and I also love my job so much.”
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