Admin l Thursday, July 21, 2022
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Nigeria Police Force, Lagos State command has uncovered a fake Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC office at Otunba Jobi Fele Way at Alausa, CBD.
The RRS squad busted the CAC office, following a tip-off, leading to arrest of five suspects.
“Five suspects manning the center were equally arrested for forgery and impersonating CAC officials. Those arrested include Gloria Ukaegbu aged 28, Omolere Kayode aged 30, Taiwo Ajayii aged 34, Nwachukwu Brenda aged 27 and Oluwatomisin Adebisi aged 25”, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin said in a statement.
Led by the Commander RRS, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, the operatives recovered several forged CAC documents, a Toyota Sienna and a Toyota Matrix used as makeshift offices for their nefarious transactions.
Preliminary investigation, according to the police reveal that the syndicate has swindled over hundreds of people through fake CAC registrations.
Meanwhile, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Alabi, fdc has directed that the case be transferred to the State Criminal Investigations Department, Panti for further investigations and eventual prosecution.
