A 43-year-old man identified as Ikechukwu Igwegbe Ilodinru, has been arrested by the Anambra state police for allegedly impersonating his dead landlord’s son
The suspect who is from Onneh village in Orumba South LGA of the state had approached the probate Registry of the state High Court Awka and started the processing for a letter of Admin in respect of a deceased person namely late Okafor Osuokwu Anthony and presented himself as the deceased’s first and only Son to afford him the right to obtain the document which will grant him authority over the deceased’s property, Estates, and Bank deposits.
According to Haruna Mohammed:
”Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect equally swore to an oath under the false pretense that he is the deceased’s, biological son. The suspect also obtained a forged death certificate allegedly from the National Population Commission stating that the deceased whose actual death took place on the 27th of July 2020, occurred on the 23rd of July 2020.
He quickly rushed to Union bank to withdraw the deceased’s deposit, but was advised to get a letter of administration; The suspect who voluntarily confessed to the crime, was a tenant in the deceased’s house at Igboukwu and personated the deceased’s first son who lives in Zaria, Kaduna state.” the spokesperson said
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Haruna said exhibits recovered in his possession include alleged forged dead certificate of the deceased, false sworn declaration as the deceased next of kin, and sworn affidavit in the High Court Awka.
The police spokesperson said an investigation is ongoing after which the suspect would be charged to Court for prosecution.
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