SIBU: A fireman has exposed the illicit dealings of three men suspected to be impersonating police officers. Police arrested the trio at a coffee shop in Sibu Jaya around 6.30am on Wednesday, and they were placed under a seven-day remand order yesterday.
Photo shows Linga Uobek who is wanted by the police.
Policemen escort the three suspects to the police station.
The fireman lodged a police report against them following an encounter on Monday. He told police the trio – one of whom had a police vest on – stopped him at Mile 7.5 Oya Road around 10am purportedly to check him.
However, when they noticed he was wearing a Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) uniform, they quickly fled on their motorcycles.
Meanwhile, police have launched a manhunt for a jobless man calling himself Inspector Raymond as he is believed to be leader of the three suspects. He has been identified as Linga Uobek, 24, from Rumah Ujih, Teku Pasai, a former People’s Volunteer Corps (Rela) member.
Last year, he is said to claim to be a police officer and stopped vehicles to extort money. Rela later dismissed him, but he managed to cheat youths into believing he could help them join the police force for a few hundred ringgit. Linga was jailed for 13 months and released from prison early this year. He then allegedly continued to commit the same crime with his group over the past two months.