By Ikemefuna Asika

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Anambra State Command, has cautioned members of the public to be vigilant and exercise discernment when approached by anyone claiming to be a Civil Defence officer.
Edwin Okadigbo,
Head of Media and Tactical Operations in the Command have the advice Wednesday, while parading a suspect impersonating a Civil Defence officer.
Okadigbo, who was representing the State Commandant, stated that the suspect was arrested on Tuesday afternoon when operatives on routine patrol responded to intelligence regarding the suspect’s suspicious activities around Aroma in Awka .
“Acting on this information, the team swung into action and apprehended the suspect, Emmanuel Oche , male , aged 55 from Agila Town in Ado Local Government Area of Benue State dressed in NSCDC uniform”, he said.
Preliminary investigation reveals that Emmanuel Oche, the impersonator, used his fake Civil Defence officer status to intimidate, deceive, extort and commit fraudulent activities on unsuspecting citizens in Anambra State.
“Shockingly, Oche confessed to buying the NSCDC uniform from a second-hand cloth seller in Ogbunike, Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State, revealing the extent of his deceitful tactics.
“Consequently, the State Commandant has ordered the Investigation and Intelligence department to conduct discreet investigation to unravel the source of the uniform in addition to the motive behind the suspect’s impersonation of a Civil Defence officer.
Okadigbo further said that the suspect would be prosecuted at the end of investigations.

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