Dismissed Police Officer Promotes Self, Resumes Duty At Lagos State Command

MICHAEL AKINOLA 

A dismissed Police officer, Olabode Momoh, has been arrested and charged for allegedly promoting himself to the rank of Inspector and resuming duty at Ejigbo Division of the Lagos State Command. 

P.M.EXPRESS reports that was charged for impersonation under the Criminal law of the State over his alleged conduct against the Nigerian Police.

According to the Police, the officer was dismissed in 2005 for an undisclosed reason. But that did not prevent him from performing duty as a Police officer without authority.

The matter got exposed after he procured transfer documents, presented same to the Ejigbo Police Division and started performing duty as a genuine officer.

However, the information leaked that he was dismissed from the Police long time ago. So, he was subsequently arrested and transferred to the SCID, Yaba, for further investigation over his alleged conduct.

While being interrogated, he reportedly admitted that he was dismissed from the Police but he continued performing the duty as a Police officer in various Divisions in the State.

The Police found him culpable and charged him before the Yaba Magistrate Court for the alleged offence which attracts several years of imprisonment.

The charges read:

COUNT I: “That you OLABODE MOMOH ‘M’, on or before the 4th day of February 2025, at the Ejigbo Police Division of the Lagos Command in the Lagos State Magisteral District, having been retrenched from the Nigeria Police since 2005, did present yourself as an Inspector of Police and posted yourself to the above formation without authorizations and thereby committed an offence punishable under the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

COUNT II:”That you, OLABODE MOMOH ‘M’, on or before the 4th day of February 2025, at the Divisional Police Station Ejigbo Lagos, in the Lagos State Magisterial District, having been retrenched from the Nigeria Police Force since 2005, did falsely present yourself as an Inspector of Police with AP No. 241088 attached to Ejigbo in the Lagos State Command without authorisation and thereby committed an offence punishable under Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.”

However, he pleaded not guilty.

The prosecutor, CSP Charles Akinrosoye, ESQ, then asked the Court to give a date for hearing since he pleaded not guilty to enable the Police to prove that he actually committed the alleged offence.

The Presiding Magistrate, Mrs. A.O Alaka, granted him bail with two sureties, who must show evidence of means of livelihood and tax payment while addresses will be verified by the Court.

The matter was adjourned for mention while the defendant was remanded in custody at the correctional center pending when he will perfect his bail conditions.