By Yunus Yusuf
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID), of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says it has arrested five suspected syndicates, forging fake COVID-19 certificates.
The Commissioner of Police, Airport Command and Aviation Security (AVSEC ) CP Umar Bature disclosed the arrest on Thursday at a news briefing held at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Lagos State Government on Dec. 29, 2020, raised alarm over alleged sale of fake COVID-19 test results in the state.
The government warned that processes were being put in place to clamp down on both buyers and sellers.
Bature said that out of the five suspects, 35-year old Adewale Aderele was an alleged guarantor to one of the suspects who was now at large.
The syndicates included: Archibong Idorenyin, 34, owner of DAT Cyber Cafe, who allegedly forged the Virology Screening test results, Abdulmalik Ibrahim (24) and Moses…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
