Police arrest five fake army officers in Edo

Policemen from the Edo state Police Command have arrested five persons allegedly parading themselves as men of the Nigerian Army in the state. It was gathered that the suspects were arrest by the Anti-Cultism unit of the state command. Parading the suspects in Benin, the state’s police spokesperson, Chidi Nwabuzor, said the suspects were arrested […]

Policemen from the Edo state Police Command have arrested five persons allegedly parading themselves as men of the Nigerian Army in the state.

It was gathered that the suspects were arrest by the Anti-Cultism unit of the state command.

Parading the suspects in Benin, the state’s police spokesperson, Chidi Nwabuzor, said the suspects were arrested in Army camouflage uniforms while posing as serving officer.

He gave the names of the suspects as Ehiorobo Evans (28); Osariemen Agho (25); Solomon Hussaini (28); Idoro Solomon and Ezeyi Kelechi.

He said the fake Army officers were arrested following a tip-off from members of the public.

He said the operatives of Anti-Cultism Unit acting on a tip-off along PZ road, off Sapele road, Benin, arrested the suspects, who were dressed in Army camouflage uniforms.

According to him, the police mobilised to the scene and arrested five of the suspects who confessed to being fake Army officers.

Nwanbuzor said the suspects have also confessed to have been terrorising the areas and other environs in the state.

He however listed items recovered from the suspects to include Army camouflage uniforms and Jack knives.

Speaking with journalists, one of the accused, Evans Ehiorobo said he is an Army officer but has been on AWOL for eight months.

“I am a soldier from 2 Division, Ordinance Unit, Nigerian Army. I served four months in the Nigerian Army before I went on AWOL.

“I was on mufti; it was my phone that they found my picture that I am a soldier too and that was how I was arrested,” he narrated.

Meanwhile, Nwanbuzor disclosed further that men of the command foiled a robbery incident in the early hours of Tuesday along the Benin – Lagos expressway, adding that one of the armed robbers was killed, just as one was arrested with gun injury while others escaped with bullet wounds.