Kamilu Bappa, 27, was detained by the Jigawa State Police Command for allegedly impersonating a Department of State Services (DSS) officer.
According to DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, the command’s spokesperson, the suspect and his accomplice cheated Jigawa State Polytechnic, Dutse, pupils under the guise of assisting them in obtaining DSS and NDLEA employment on Tuesday, September 19, 2023.
On September 16, 2023, at around 1100 hours, two Jigawa State Polytechnic Dutse students, Haruna Ibrahim and Kamilu Bappa, reported to the Dutse police station that Kamilu Bappa falsely identified himself to them as a Department of State Services (DSS) employee and demanded $300,000.00 from them under the pretense of getting them jobs with the DSS and the Nigerian Drug and Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), respectively.
Detectives from the Dutse Division acted quickly after receiving the information and apprehended the culprit who was wearing a pair of DSS uniform pants. The suspects confessed to committing the crime after questioning.
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