32-year-old Gbenga Olawale, the leader of a syndicate which
specializes in printing fake documents in Lagos and Ogun
State has been arrested.
The suspect and his gang members were picked up at 16
Kadara Street in Ebute Metta on the 1st of March 2016
following a tip off from the public.
The suspects identified as Mojeed Ahmed, Sarah Otun , Akeem
Adeyemi, Okanlawan Abdulahi, Shakiru Atoyebi, and Usman
Olajide were found in possession of 71 copies of Auto-
Registration papers, six number plates and five rubber
stamps, 1,200 copies of allocation registration papers , 2,500
copies of Kano State Internal Revenue documents,1,000 copies
of Mutual Benefit Assurance papers, 2,000 copies of Motor
Vehicle documents and 5,000 copies of General Trust
Insurance Company papers.
These are the words of the gang leader, Mr Olawale at the
Department of Criminal Intelligence and Investigation (DCII),
Yaba, Lagos
“I make an average of N7, 000 every week. I also work as a
spray painter. When I don’t have work, I’ll start printfake
documents. I also print fake vehicle plate numbers and
particulars.
I’m appealing to the police to release me. I went into this
crime because I need to survive. I need to eat.”