“The Lt.-Col., and the Major had big picture frames, with pictures of them wearing their fake ranks.” FakeMilitary NigerianArmy FakeRanks Nigeria
The suspects, who were arrested during the ongoing ‘Operation Checkmate’ had various military accoutrements in their possession. Parading the suspects at the division’s headquarters in Victoria Island, Lagos yesterday, the General Officer Commanding , 81 Division, Maj.-Gen. Olu Irefin, revealed that the impostors were arrested based on credible information.
It was learnt that a search executed at the suspect’s residence, at No. 19, Clem Road, Ojokoro, Lagos, led to the discovery of one NA pullover, one woodland camouflage T-Shirt, and five NA uniforms. “The Lt.-Col., and the Major had big picture frames, with pictures of them wearing their fake ranks. When you check their Facebook pages, they also claimed to be army officers. Jassan had used fake Provost letter-headed paper to apply for visa. Unfortunately for him, that is a wrong channel of applying for visa, because we don’t do it directly. When all these people create problems within the.”
Speaking on how he got the military accoutrements in his possession, 45-year-old Hassan said he bought them from Abacha Barracks Market in Abuja. Hassan, who also claimed to be a dismissed soldier since 2016, said he was arrested at Abule-Egba area of Lagos.
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