Crime
Police Arrests Fake NYSC Member in Nasarawa Camp
Eko Hot Blog reports that Nasarawa State Police Command has apprehended Ogeh Bethel Chibuife, a fraudulent National Youth Service Corps member, for unlawfully entering the Magaji Dan Yumusa Orientation Camp in Keffi, the state capital.
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The state police spokesperson, Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this information in a statement issued on Thursday.
Nansel said that the the imposter, an extra year student of Public Administration from Ebonyi State University, infiltrated the camp for the 2024 Batch A, Stream 1 orientation and was detected during a headcount. The police acted on a report by an NYSC official, leading to the suspect’s arrest on Sunday.
“Investigation revealed that the suspect was a student of Ebonyi State University, Faculty of Management Science and Department of Public Administration.
“She confessed that she was supposed to have graduated in 2022, but had a lot of spillover courses, and in a bid to cover up the lies she had made to her parents, she went to the market and purchased NYSC uniforms/other items meant for corps members and sneaked into the camp in order to take pictures and send to her parents before nemesis caught up with her,” Nansel said.
Nansel also mentioned that the individual faces charges of criminal trespass, impersonation, and forgery at the Chief Magistrate Court in Keffi.
Commissioner of Police Umar Shehu Nadada cautions individuals aspiring to emulate these fraudulent corps members, urging them to reconsider as the law will inevitably apprehend them.
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Punch earlier reported that a counterfeit corps member, Muhammed Bello Hassan, was apprehended at the Bauchi State orientation camp in Wailo. He allegedly used a fake call-up letter to gain entry, and stolen phones, along with other valuables belonging to fellow corps members, were recovered from him. The News Agency of Nigeria reported the incident.
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