Personnel of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested one Olalekan Oladehinbo Adenuga, and an accomplice, Aminat Jimoh s well many others for impersonating Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila.
The Lagos office of the secret police is said to have made the arrests while investigating the alleged forging of the official letterhead and signature of the Speaker, and using same to defraud unsuspecting individuals and organisations in the country.
Findings showed that in one particular act, Adenuga had introduced one lady, Aminat Oluwabukola Jimoh, to Messr Caverton Helicopters at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos through a letter in which he, fraudulently acting as the Speaker of the House of Representatives, recommended Jimoh for employment.
The letter, which was received by Caverton Helicopters on April 20, 2021, was written on April 15 and addressed to the managing director of the airline, carrying reference number Nass/ FAG/REC/001.
The reads; “I write to introduce and recommend Aminat Oluwabukola Jimoh who is seeking employment into your organisation.
“She is a self-motivated and creative individual and I am sure she would be of great benefit to your establishment if given the opportunity.
“Kindly give her application special consideration for employment.
“While I look forward to a favourable response from you, please accept the assurances of my esteemed regards.”
It was gathered that before luck ran out on Aminat Jimoh and her accomplice, Olalekan Adenuga, the Speaker’s Office in the National Assembly had received several complaints about unknown persons, who wrote agencies and organizations, claiming to be the Speaker, his aide, and making all manner of requests from the unsuspecting bodies, following which the speaker’s approached the DSS to investigate the complaints.
