One person impersonating the Speaker of Jigawa State House of Assembly, Alhaji Aliyu Haruna, has been arrested.
The suspect, Abduljabar Inuwa of Zai area in Dutse, was arrested on Monday.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Ahmadu Abdullahi, said found on the 39-year-old suspect are forged complementary cards bearing the name and insignia of the speaker.
Abdullahi added that when search was conducted at the residence of the suspect, 20 additional fake complementary cards were recovered.
According to him, the suspect confessed that he had secured financial favours from various council chairmen in the state using the name of the speaker.
The Commissioner said further that a man who printed the complimentary cards for the suspect was also arrested.
