The FCT Police Command said it had arrested a suspect, Jehu Kwasu, 25, for allegedly impersonating the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, His Lordship Matthew Kukah, to defraud members of the public.
Presenting the accused to newsmen on Sunday in Abuja, the FCT Commissioner of Police, Mr Muhammad Mustafa, said the suspect was arrested on Aug. 15 in Kaduna by personnel of the command.
He said that Kukah had complained to the command on the activities of the suspect.
We received a complaint from Kukah through our unit that is investigating the matter which arrested the suspect,”he said.
He said that the Bishop had been informed of the arrest of the suspect who was a habitual criminal, adding that he was currently on remand.
The commissioner said that the command would continue with the investigation diligently to ensure the prosecution of the suspect.
He advised members of the public to be alert and to report any criminal activities to the security operatives.
“Any scam that you suspect should be reported to the police, whether on your e-mails, telephone calls and SMS,”he said.
The suspect who confessed to the crime, said that he opened an account at the GTB in the name of Kukah and solicited for money from the public to assist IDPs.
“My name is Jehu Kwasu, I impersonated Bishop Matthew Kukah, I collected quite a huge amount of money from people in his name.
