The Suspect, Aliyu Umar
The police in Niger State have arrested a 35-year-old man, Aliyu Umar, in Ibeto, Magama LGA of Niger State, for posing as a military officer.
Parading the suspect in Minna, the spokesperson of the command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, said he was found in possession of a Mercedes Benz – BDG 300 TA – one NDA emblem, one military camouflage jungle hat, one military vest with belt, one military face mask, two ropes, three SIM cards of different network providers and the sum of N720,000.
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The suspect, who hails from Wawu-Garin Warra, Ngaski LGA of Kebbi State, denied being a military officer during interrogation, claiming that the accoutrements belonged to his brother, a soldier serving in Warri, Delta State.
Abiodun said the suspect had been on the command’s watch list since he abandoned a Honda Accord – RBC 143 FF – at Maje on Kontagora Road in 2020 to evade arrest for a similar offence.
He said, “He couldn’t give satisfactory account of himself as he claimed to be a car dealer and farmer, saying that the cash in his possession was meant to purchase a vehicle.”
Daily Trust
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