By BANNERNEWS Reporter, Lafia
The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested three men over an alleged forged Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) identity card and recovered an unregistered Lexus IS 250 from them.
The suspects were identified as Mohammed Umar, Mohammed Nuhu and Ibrahim Suleiman.
Police spokesman, SP Ramhan Nansel, said operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit intercepted the trio during a routine patrol around Bukan Sidi area of Lafia.
He said the suspects were travelling in the unregistered vehicle when they were stopped for questioning.
According to Nansel, Nuhu claimed to be an ICPC officer and presented an identity card purportedly issued by the commission. However, the driver, Umar, could not satisfactorily explain the ownership of the vehicle.
The police spokesman said further investigation established that the identity card was forged.
Nansel added that Nuhu claimed he accompanied the driver from Kaduna State to Lafia because the latter did not have a valid driver’s licence.
He also said police profiling allegedly linked the third suspect, Suleiman, to the Eiye Confraternity, adding that the claim was being investigated.
The three suspects remain in police custody as investigations continue. Nansel said they would be charged to court, while efforts were ongoing to establish the vehicle’s ownership.
The Commissioner of Police, Shetima Jauro Mohammed, reiterated the command’s commitment to tackling crime and urged residents to report suspicious activities to security agencies.