64 Year Old Man Arrested For Bailing Suspect With Forged C Of O

[Shola Sholaz]

The Lagos State Police Command has smashed a syndicate which specialised in presenting forged Certificate of Occupancy, C of O, to bail suspects in courts, arresting its 64-year-old alleged ring leader.
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The suspect, identified as Agu Ebere, was reportedly arrested by operatives of X-Squad after he reportedly presented the forged C of O to bail a retired Navy Captain arrested over N40 million alleged fraud.
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The retired Navy Captain simply identified as Nabu, allegedly defrauded a company of N40 million. He was said to have been requested to get a surety who had property in Lagos, following which Agu was contacted.
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Explaining how Agu met his waterloo while parading him before newsmen yesterday, spokes person for the Lagos State Police Command, Ngozi Braide said: "The officer in charge of X-Squad suspected foul play and subjected the document to scrutiny at the Lagos State secretariat, Alausa, in the course of which it was discovered to be fake.