EFCC arrests suspected fraudster for allegedly impersonating Ibrahim Magu- One Felix Idowu is arrested with documents which had the forged signature of Ibrahim Magu - The suspect was also found with a letter of petition written to EFCC - The anti-graft agency says impersonation of its officials by fraudsters has been a source of worry The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has arrested one Felix Idowu for allegedly impersonating its acting chairman, Ibrahim Magu. In a statement on Wednesday, May 2, spokesman of the commission, Wilson Uwujaren, said the suspect was a real estate agent and graduate of political science. Uwujaren said Idowu was found with documents which had the forged signature of the EFCC boss, and would be charged to court as soon as investigation was concluded. READ ALSO: Obasanjo list 3 points he noticed during Buhari’s meeting with Trump “Prior to his arrest, the EFCC received intelligence report that the suspect, while posing as operative of the EFCC, requested for money in order ‘to kill’ a petition purportedly written against the complainant. “The EFCC swung into action by asking the complainant to play along. In the process, Idowu was asked to liaise with the complainant’s personal assistant, who was an EFCC undercover agent. “While interacting with the undercover agent, the suspect was lured to a popular supermarket in Wuse 2, Abuja, where he was arrested on Monday, April 30. “Upon search of his Lexus EX 350 car, a lot of documents were recovered including letter of investigation activities on a fake EFCC letter-head paper with ‘Ref No: CTGI/6/vol.1’. “Also found was a letter of petition written to EFCC with ‘EFCC stamp received’ bearing Magu’s forged signature,’’ he said. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that impersonation of Magu and other officials of the EFCC by fraudsters has been a source of worry to the commission. PAY ATTENTION: Read the news on Nigeria’s #1 news app The commission has issued several alerts in recent times to warn members of the public against fraudsters using Magu’s name for extortion. The latest arrest came barely two years after the commission apprehended three suspects for a similar offence on August 9, 2016. On September 16, 2016, a High Court sitting in Gombe sentenced one Muhammad Adamu to 14 years in prison for posing as an EFCC operative to extort the state’s Muslim Pilgrims’ Welfare Board. In another report, Senate president, Bukola Saraki has expressed displeasure over the non-appearance of Ibrahim, the inspector-general of police before the Senate. Idris was supposed to appear a week ago but went with President Muhammadu Buhari to Buachi and instead sent a deputy IG, Joshak Habila. He however failed to appear again on Wednesday, May 2 prompting condemnation from lawmakers. The EFCC stage a walk against corruption on Legit.ng TV Source: Legit.ng - One Felix Idowu is arrested with documents which had the forged signature of Ibrahim Magu - The suspect was also found with a letter of petition written to EFCC - The anti-graft agency says impersonation of its officials by fraudsters has been a source of worry READ ALSO: PAY ATTENTION