Photo: Fake soldier arrested inOgun State

Ayodele Adedeji was arrested by Police
Detectives attached to Onipanun Division of
the Ogun State Police Command for parading
himself as a soldier in the Nigerian Army, P.M
News reports.
The suspect was monitored for some time by
members of the public in the area who called
the attention of a sergeant in the Nigerian
army resident in same community to confirm
if Adedeji was a genuine military man.
The sergeant was not satisfied with the
suspect's explanation after interrogation and
therefore handed him over to the police.
During police interrogation, Adedeji confessed
to be a fake soldier.
He revealed that he had been using his late
elder brother's Army kits and other
accoutrements. Among the items recovered
from the suspect were two pairs of complete
Nigerian Army uniforms,fake NA ID card,
jungle boots, dummy gun, and other
accoutrements of the Nigerian Army.
The Commissioner of Police CP Abdulmajid Ali
directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police in
charge of Investigation and Intelligence in
Ogun State to thoroughly investigate the
matter to ascertain if the suspect was
involved in kidnapping,land speculation,
armed robbery for proper prosecution of the
case.
Source: P.M. News