Fake soldier arrested for ‘fraud’, others in Lagos
Naija News • 6d ago
Fake soldier arrested for ‘fraud’, others in Lagos
A 27-year-old fake soldier has been arrested by military police for defrauding several unsuspecting Lagos residents of their money and goods.
The suspect, Kolawole Yusuf, was handed over to the police by the Provost Unit of the Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Centre (NAFRC), Oshodi, on Monday, where many of his victims identified him.
According to information, he was arrested on February 18, by Policemen Ladipo Station who rescued him from a mob at Bakassi Line.
The suspect, dressed in full Nigerian Air Force (NAF) special forces uniform, had claimed he was an Airman attached to the O55 NAF Base in Victoria Island, prompting the police to contact the military to take him for discipline.
NAFRC’s Public Relations Officer (CPRO), Comm...