NSCDC Arrests Fake Lawmaker, Three Others for Impersonation and Forgery in Abuja

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has apprehended four suspects for alleged criminal conspiracy, forgery, impersonation, and attempts to defraud unsuspecting members of the public.

The suspects — identified as Hassan Sani Jikan Mallam, Obeten John, Abubakar Mohammed, and Lucky Ndirika Emenike — were arrested by operatives of the Corps’ Special Intelligence Squad (SIS) after intelligence reports linked them to an organized forgery and impersonation syndicate targeting government agencies and foreign embassies.

According to a statement by the Corps’ National Public Relations Officer, CSC Afolabi Babawale, on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, preliminary investigations showed that the prime suspect, Jikan Mallam, had been posing as a member of the House of Representatives representing Katsina Central Constituency.

Under this guise, he allegedly issued official correspondences, complimentary cards, and dispatch envelopes bearing the inscription “Federal Republic of Nigeria, Hon. Hassan Sani Jikan Mallam, Member, House of Representatives, Katsina Central Constituency, National Assembly Complex, Abuja.”

Babawale explained that the suspects were arrested after they deceitfully sought an audience with the NSCDC Commandant General, posing as an Honourable Member of the National Assembly.

“In his zero tolerance for corruption and economic sabotage, the Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Professor Ahmed Abubakar Audi mni. OFR, has ordered the Commandant, Special Intelligence Squad (SIS), to arrest and thoroughly investigate one Hon. Hassan Sani Jikan Mallam, Obeten John, Abubakar Mohammed, and Lucky Ndirika Emenike on allegations bordering on criminal conspiracy, forgery, false personation, and attempt to deceive the public against the four (4) suspects.,” the statement read.

“Preliminary investigation reports carried out by the Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad (CG’s SIS) revealed that the said Hon. Hassan Sani Jikan Mallam has been posing as a House of Representatives member, representing Katsina Central Constituency, and has been issuing official correspondences and complimentary cards with the inscription “Federal Republic of Nigeria, Hon. Hassan Sani Jikan Mallam, Member House of Representatives, Katsina Central Constituency, National Assembly Complex, Abuja.”

“Hassan Sani Jikan Mallam and three (3) others were arrested after they requested to see the NSCDC Commandant General under the guise of being an Honourable Member, Federal House of Representatives, representing the Katsina Central Constituency.

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“During profiling and interviews, the suspect, Hon. Hassan Sani Jikan Mallam, confessed that he hired an SUV PRADO Jeep with registration number ABC 359 GN, a car for hire, with a driver named Lucky Ndirika Emenike through one Ismaila, who is a car-for-hire driver as well.

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“The prime suspect further confessed to requesting a security orderly, and one Inalegwu Ameh, who was alleged to be a Nigerian police officer on guard duty at the NICON Luxury Hotel, volunteered to join the team.

“It was further gathered that the prime suspect and his team embarked on a series of illegal official and consultative visits to the Ministry of Art and Culture, Federal Secretariat Abuja, the Transmission Company of Nigeria, Mataima Paracel Crescent, and Wuse Zone II, then to an automobile workshop at Jabi before making their way to Hassan Sanijikan’s house at No. 21 Bamako Street, Zone I, Abuja.

“‎Still on the mischievous movement in his identity theft pursuit targeted at disparaging the public; Hassan Sani Jikan Mallam requested for security orderly again the next time through Lucky Ndirika Emenike but Inalegwu Ameh the acclaimed Police personnel referred Lucky Ndirika Emenike to Police Inspector Obeten John who dressed in Camouflage suspected to be Nigeria Police Uniform to serve as orderly and the three (3) of them then proceeded from Hassan Sani Jikan Mallam’s apartment to Ministry of Art and Culture, Spain Embassy at No. 8 Bobo close Mataima where they allegedly met with the Spain ambassador among others and he submitted applications for visas for over ten (10) applicants under the same guise of a Honourable House of Representatives member well as the Ministry of Works and Housing Mabushi, Abuja.

“Hassan Sani Jikan Mallam and the other three (3) suspects, however, met their Waterloo while extending their visit to the office of the NSCDC Commandant General under the guise of Honourable Member, Federal House of Representatives, Katsina Central Constituency, where they were arrested and taken into custody.

“Some of the exhibits recovered from Hon. Hassan Sani Jikan Mallam include multiple copies of complimentary cards, which label him as Hon. Member, House of Representatives, Katsina Central Constituency, National Assembly FCT, Abuja.

“Multiple copies of letterhead papers labelled “National Assembly of Nigeria,” which have been used illegally in writing official letters to embassies and other top government agencies; Official dispatch envelopes labelled “National Assembly of Nigeria,” while further documents included signed copies of letters addressed to the Ambassadors of Spain, France, the Netherlands, China, and others, were addressed to the Federal Inland Revenue and Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation’s Human Resources, respectively, with some pictures with acclaimed ambassadors of Spain and Romania.”

In an interview with the Commandant, Special Intelligence Squad (SIS), Commandant AS Dandaura JP, he hinted that though the incident is still under investigation, all the suspects had confessed to their various levels of involvement in the crime, and at the end, diligent prosecution would be made out at the court of competent jurisdiction to serve as a deterrent to other criminal-minded persons with such intentions.

He also seized this opportunity to advise the general public to be very vigilant in dealing with people so as not to fall victim in the hands of imposters and to report to relevant security agencies any suspicious individuals.