Anyasodo was arrested on Thursday by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad at Oshodi after one of his victims, Mrs Emmanuella Joseph, reported that he had confiscated her bag which contained N125, 000.
Mrs. Joesph, who never suspected Anyasodo was fake, also reported that the 47-year-old threatened to arrest her.
A search around the area led to the arrest of Anyasodo and the recovery of a radio that appeared like a walkie – talkie and a Police Identity card, which portrayed him as an Inspector with the number 14873, attached to Lagos Taskforce and Special Anti-Robbery Squad.
The suspect acknowledged seizing Joesph’s bag but denied he stole her N125, 000.
According to him, he came to Lagos in 2016 but started impersonating the police after he could not get a job.
He stated further, “I have been arrested six times in Owerri for impersonation. I have impersonated WAEC and JAMB officials. I have been arrested thrice by Shell Camp police, Owerri for impersonation.
“I am a father of six. I left my wife with six children when I was coming to Lagos. I have been sleeping in hotels since I got to Lagos.
“Occasionally, people allow me to sleep on the balconies and corridors of their house after I had convinced them that I am a stranger. I make between N10,000 to N15, 000 daily parading myself as police officer and extorting innocent people.
“What I do is move closer to them and tell them, mostly traders. I show them my identity card and I threatened to invite my colleagues if they failed to settle me. I collect the money and I move away. I am sorry, I have not sent a dime to my wife in Owerri to take care of the six children I left in her possession but occasionally, I call her. I thought of impersonating police because it would fetch me more money.”
Police also arrested the graphic artist who designed Police identity card for him and the owner of the business centre.
The three suspects have been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba.
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