By David Okpashi im.Lafia.
The Police Command in Nasarawa state, on Thursday,arrested an alleged fake army officer, Muhammed Halidu in Nasarawa State.
The Spokesman of the police command in the state, DSP. Ramhan Nansel, in a statement, made the disclosure to journalists in said Muhammed Halidu, a resident of Karu LGA was arrested wearing full military camouflage.
According to him, the “fake army officer’ was arrested at Awe LGA by two military personnel and handed over to police at the Awe division, adding that the suspect claimed to be a soldier,adding that he was attached to 231 Battalion Biu, Borno State.
“Preliminary investigation proved otherwise and we discovered that the suspect was only impersonating.
“Further investigation has also proved that the suspect has been defrauding unsuspecting members of the public under the guise of securing employment for the intending candidates into the Nigerian Army,”
“The suspect only attempted to join the military but could not make it through and thereafter began impersonating as an officer,” the police image maker said.
He stated further that the police also arrested a suspected armed robber was arrested on Wednesday, January 1, 2024 at about 11:30a.m.at Fadaman Bauna community of Lafia LGA.
“Acting on a credible information, operatives of the Command’s Anti robbery team on intelligence led Patrol along Fadaman Bauna intercepted three young men suspected to be armed robbers riding on an unregistered Bajaj Motorcycle.
He said on sighting the police, the suspected robbers abandoned their motorcycles and took to their heels but were given a hot chase and one of them, Kabiru Yusuf, was arrested while two others escaped.
Nansel further said that a search was conducted on the suspect during which AK 47 riffle and a motorcycle were recovered from him as exhibit.
Edited by Dada Ahmed.
