A 31-year-old man who allegedly presented himself as an official of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has been arrested by the police in Aba, Abia State.
The man, who hails from Okada Local Government Area of Edo, was arrested on Thursday with the assistance of members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Aba Chapter.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that but for the timely intervention of the police and IPMAN officials, the man would have been lynched by a mob at Osisioma, in Aba, for allegedly duping a dealer of N60,000.
On interrogation by the Aba Area Police Commander, Mr. Rabiu Dayi, the suspect allegedly confessed that he impersonated as an EFCC official.
He, however, said he only went to the filling station to harass the dealer for selling adulterated fuel to him in February, and denied collecting money from the dealer.
The suspect claimed to be a former staff of the anti-graft agency, adding that he left the commission this year after working at its headquarters in Abuja.
``I am no longer with the agency, I cannot lie to you. I worked in the Investigation Department under Mr. Shedrack, as a graduate with the rank of ``DSP’’, he told NAN

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