Police public relations officer in the state, DSP Celestina Kalu, said that the detectives arrested the fake inspector identified as Freeborn Abednego, 32, based on report around Ogbe-Ijoh town of Warri.
She said after interrogation, the suspect confessed to many crimes, saying that he has swindled many unsuspecting persons of various sums of money by promising to assist them get recruited into the police force.
She said that the said Freeborn claimed that he was recruited into the police force in 2007 and left voluntarilyy in 2009 adding that items recovered from him include 3 pairs of police uniform with different name tags, 2 extra pair of police trouser, one police cardigan, one fake rank and file identity card, identifying him as an inspector of police.
The police said the suspect is currently helping them at the state CID and would soon be charged to court.
Meanwhile, anti crime patrol team in Aladja police division while on patrol along the road opposite DSC company, Ovwian Aladja, intercepted a red Golf car with Reg No. AL968JRT with six occupants (4 males, 2 females).
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