The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two men for impersonating a commissioner of police and a lawyer.

The fake commissioner of police, Nwagu Emmanuel, was arrested at the police headquarters in Ikeja, Lagos, while trying to facilitate the release of a suspect.

He was found to be in possession of a fake identification card.

Emmanuel told the police that he was given the ID card by an RRS official for N2,000.

“The ID card was given to me by Abba, an RRS official. I was the only one he gave it to. It was inside our hotel. They were guarding that place.

“So, when they vacated the place, he gave me a singlet and even a cap. The ID card was N2,000. It was given to me last year. The only day I presented it was when the VIO stopped me. I told them I was a retired officer.” he said

The other suspect, Ibrahim Bello, was arrested at a court in Epe, Lagos, while wearing a lawyer’s robe.

He was reported to the police by the Epe Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, which said he had been pretending to be a lawyer for years.

The police said they are investigating both cases and will charge the suspects to court soon.