Suspected fake corps member nabbed in Nasarawa

The police in Nasarawa State have arrested a corps member in Keffi over criminal trespass, impersonation, and forgery.The suspect: Ogeh Bethel Chibuife, was arrested during the three-week orientation exercise at the Magaji Dan Yamusa Orientation Camp, Keffi.

Spokesperson for the state police command, DSP Ramhan Nansel, said the 23-year-old female suspect gained unlawful entrance into the camp but was arrested by operatives.

According to him, investigation revealed that the suspect was a student of Ebonyi State University, Faculty of Management Science; Department of Public Administration.

“She confessed that she was supposed to have graduated in 2022 but had spillover courses. And in a bid to deceive her parents, she went to the market and purchased NYSC uniforms.

“Her aim was to appear in the camp, take pictures, and send them to her parents, to convince them she was actually undergoing the three-week compulsory orientation exercise for NYSC members.”

The spokesperson added: “The Commissioner of Police, Nasarawa State Command, Umar Shehu Nadada, has called on all those nursing such ambition to have a rethink, as the long arm of the law would catch up with them.”