Court remands fake soldier over theft of generator part

A Kabusa Grade I Area Court, Abuja, on Monday ordered that an applicant, Frank Ughakpoteni, who allegedly impersonated a soldier, be remanded in a correctional centre, pending his bail application. The police charged Ughakpoteni with impersonation, theft, and being in possession of things suspected to be stolen. The Judge, Aliyu Kagarko, ordered that the defendant […]

A Kabusa Grade I Area Court, Abuja, on Monday ordered that an applicant, Frank Ughakpoteni, who allegedly impersonated a soldier, be remanded in a correctional centre, pending his bail application.

The police charged Ughakpoteni with impersonation, theft, and being in possession of things suspected to be stolen.

The Judge, Aliyu Kagarko, ordered that the defendant be remanded in Keffi Correctional facility until Nov. 6, when the bail application will be heard.

Earlier, the prosecution counsel, Mahmud Lawal, told the court that the defendant broke into the shop of the complainant, Ahmed Alkali, who lives in Kuruduma, Abuja on Sept. 16.

Lawal said that the complainant reported the matter at the Asokoro police station.

He alleged that Ughakpoteni broke into the complainant’s shop and stole a generator alternator.

Lawal further told the court that during investigation, the police uncovered the defendant’s hideout in a bush, on Mogadishu Barracks road.

He also told the court that the police found uniforms belonging to Nigerian Army and Airforce, passports, WAEC certificates and ARM cards belonging to different people.

Lawal said the offence contravened the provisions of sections 132, 288, 319(a), 306 and 183 of the Penal Code law.

After the charge was read to him, the defendant pleaded not guilty.(NAN)