The command of the Nasarawa State Police announced that a fictitious soldier had been apprehended by Nigerian Army personnel in the state’s Awe Local Government Area and turned over to them for questioning.
DSP Ramhan Nansel, the command’s public relations officer, provided journalists in Lafia with a news release on Thursday that included this information.
Nansel added that after intensive work by command officers, the suspected criminal was taken into custody.
“On the 6/1/2024 at about 1739hrs, one Muhammed Haladu ‘M’ of behind Ozas Hotel, Karu Abuja was arrested on full military camouflage at Awe LGA by two soldiers who came home on pass and handed him over to the Police at Awe Division.
“The suspect claimed to be a soldier attached to 231 Battalion Biu, Borno State, but investigation proved otherwise. The criminal defrauded unsuspecting members of the public under the pretext of securing employment in the Nigerian Army
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect attempted to join the military but couldn’t, thus, went to military barracks to purchase the uniform he is using for his nefarious activities,” the statement added.
Additionally, he added that the agents apprehended Kabiru Yusuf, a well-known suspect in armed robbery who had been upsetting the tranquility of the state’s citizens.
He said, “On 10/01/2024 at about 1130hrs, acting based on credible information, operatives of the Command’s Anti robbery team on intelligence-led Patrol along Fadaman Bauna intercepted a group of three young men suspected to be armed robbers riding on an unregistered Bajaj Motorcycle.
“The hoodlums abandoned the motorcycle and took to flight on sighting the Policemen, but were given a hot chase.
“Consequently, one Kabiru Alhaji Yusuf was arrested while two others escaped. A search was conducted on him where one AK 47 riffle and a motorcycle were recovered as an exhibit.”
The statement also said that the state’s 13 LGAs’ commissioner of police, CP Umar Shehu Nadada, praised the officers for their work and gave them a directive to keep up the pressure on criminals.
