Operatives attached to the Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) Zone II, Onikan, have arrested two persons for allegedly printing fake Permanent Voter’s Card (PVCs).
Arrey Aberdeen, 33, and Giwa Monsuru were arrested by the Zonal Intervention Squad (ZIS) following a tip off about. They were paraded in Onikan yesterday.
According to the zonal spokesperson, Dolapo Badmos, a Superintendent of Police (SP), a decoy policewoman was used to get the suspects.
She said the woman approached Monsuru, claiming that she needed a PVC to help some internet fraudsters collect money from the bank.
“Giwa Monsuru having collected money, had a rendezvous with the woman to handover the fake PVC. As he was handing it over to her, operatives who lurked around arrested him.
“The suspects and another at large specialises in producing fake PVC. Giving that local council election is around the corner in Lagos, the AIG, Adamu Ibrahim charged operatives to conduct discreet investigation on the tip off.
“It was that investigation that led to the arrest of these ones. Efforts are on to arrest the other suspect,” said Badmos.
Speaking during the parade, Aberdeen, a printer, said he charged N1,000 for each card, adding that it was his original copy from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) he used to design others.
He said: “I have only printed out two copies. One for Sadiq and the second one was for that woman, which led to my arrest. I scanned my PVC that INEC gave me and saved it on the computer.
“From it, I designed another one. It was Sadiq that introduced Monsuru to me. He (Monsuru) came and said his sister badly needed a voter card. That she wanted to assist Yahoo Boys to withdraw money. I only charged N1,000 for it. It was Monsuru that brought police to me.”
Monsuru, who claimed he worked as a civil engineer at a construction company on Lagos Island, said poverty drove him into the business.
According to him, the man he worked for usually paid him N6,000 per month, “whereas, I made N3,000 for just one PVC.”
He said: “I knew it’s illegal. The woman begged me that she needed it badly. I met Sadiq and he took me to the printer because he usually does PVC for people. I charged the woman N5,000 and I paid the printer N1,000. I also gave Sadiq N1,000. So, I was left with N3,000 but the money got lost when the police arrested me.
“I am an Ordinary National Diploma (OND) holder. I studied Engineering and I didn’t have money to continue with HND. I work with a company and they pay me N6,000 per month.”
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