Court Jails Dismissed Policeman For Impersonating NAFDAC Official!

A Tundun Wada, Zaria Chief Magistrate's Court has sentenced a dismissed policeman, Ibrahim Ahmed, to three months imprisonment for impersonating an official of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control.


He was also fined N10,000 by Chief Magistrate Yohannah Gwadah.

The convicted ex-policeman was sued for swindling unsuspecting members of the public of various sums of money under the pretext of helping them to register their products with NAFDAC.

Three count charges of criminal trespass, impersonation and cheating were preferred against the accused. He pleaded guilty and appealed to the court for leniency.

Delivering judgement, Chief Magistrate Gwadah said that because the accused was a first time offender, he would only sentence him on the count of criminal trespass and should therefore pay a fine of N5,000 or serve a six-month imprisonment.

On the count of impersonation, the magistrate sentenced the accused to pay a fine of N5,000 or serve a term of eight months' imprisonment, while the convict was ordered to pay a fine of N10,000 and serve a term of three months imprisonment on the count of cheating. The sentences are to run concurrently.

A statement by the NAFDAC North West Zone Public Relations Officer, Jessica Okwuchi, said luck ran out on the fake NAFDAC officer when one of his victims, Mr. Samuel Pariso, whom he had earlier collected N11,000 from, became suspicious when he demanded more money using threats.

"Mr. Pariso narrated his ordeal to his friend, Mr. Samsudeen Hassan who lured Ibrahim to Kongo Conference Centre pretending he wanted assistance for registration of his water. He was apprehended and handed over to the police when he could not produce any identification as a staff of NAFDAC," the statement said.

Commenting, NAFDAC Unit Head in Kaduna State, Mr. Innocent Ahemen, commended the operational efficiency of the police in Zaria Police.


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