The Lagos State Police Command has warned members of the public against patronising fake
Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) centres in the state .
The warning came after the busting of a fake CAC registration centre, where hundreds of fake certificates were discovered at Jobi Fele Way, Alausa, Ikeja.
According to Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Benjamin Hundeyin,” following a tip-off, painstaking background check and verification, operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), have busted a fake Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) centre in Jobi Fele Way, Alausa Business District, Alausa, Ikeja.
“Five suspects manning the centre, were equally arrested for forgery and impersonating CAC officials. Those arrested included: Gloria Ukaegbu, 28, Omolere Kayode,30, Taiwo Ajayii, 34, Nwachukwu Brenda,27, and Oluwatomisin Adebisi 25.
“Led by the Commander RRS, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, the operatives recovered several forged CAC documents, a Toyota Sienna, and a Toyota Matrix, used as makeshift offices for their nefarious transactions.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the syndicate has swindled over hundreds of people through fake CAC registrations”.
Meanwhile, the State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Abiodun Alabi, has directed that the case be transferred to the State Criminal Investigations and Intelligence Department(SCIID), Panti, for further investigations and eventual prosecution.
