3 fake soldiers held in Ogun

From Peter Moses, Abeokuta   The Police in Ogun State have arrested three suspected fake soldiers in Agbado area of the state. The suspects – Jacob Onebi, 36; Olabode Oluwaseun, 35 and Olanrewaju Adebayo, 33 were said to have been on the close watch of the police following series of report from members of the […]

From Peter Moses, Abeokuta

 

The Police in Ogun State have arrested three suspected fake soldiers in Agbado area of the state.

The suspects – Jacob Onebi, 36; Olabode Oluwaseun, 35 and Olanrewaju Adebayo, 33 were said to have been on the close watch of the police following series of report from members of the public about their illegal activities in the area.

A statement by the police spokesman in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi on Sunday said the suspects were arrested in military camouflage in Agbado area of the state.

According to him, the DPO of Agbado division, SP Kuranga Yero, had led a routine patrol in the area and upon sighting the suspects, the DPO and his men accosted them and demanded for their proper identification.

“The suspects claimed initially to be officers of 174 Battalion Ikorodu, but on further investigation, two amongst them confessed to have been dismissed from the Nigerian Army long time ago while the third happened to be their friend who was co-opted into their nefarious activities,” the statement said.

Oyeyemi added that the Commissioner of Police, Kenneth Ebrimson had ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation and prosecution.