Nigeria, Sept. 11 -- The Lagos State Police Command says it has arrested a man who paraded himself as the "Obi of Lagos" along with three accomplices, disrupting a plan to unveil a N1.5 billion "palace" in Amuwo Odofin area of the state.

In a statement posted on X on Wednesday, the command's deputy spokesperson, Babasuyi Oluseyi, identified the principal suspect as 65-year-old Chibuike Azubike, an indigene of Obodoukwu in Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo State.

He was arrested alongside 57-year-old Chibuzor Ani, 65-year-old Martins Nwaodika, and 41-year-old Ikechukwu Franklin Nnadi.

According to the police, intelligence revealed that the suspects planned to unveil a prototype of a purported Palace of Obi of Lagos State and cel...