Police arrest fake military officer and naval impostor in Bayelsa
Gossip • Feb 20
The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested two individuals for allegedly impersonating military personnel.
The spokesperson of the command, DSP Musa Mohammed, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, February 20, 2026 said the suspects were in separate incidents in Yenagoa.
According to the PPRO, operatives attached to the Ekeki Division arrested one Kelechi Lazarus, who was dressed in military camouflage with the rank of Corporal and allegedly attempted to fraudulently withdraw N200,000 from a Point of Sale operator at Ekeki Park, Yenagoa, by sending a fake bank alert.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect showed the victim a purported credit alert on his mobile phone as proof of payment.
However, the POS operator did not receive any corresponding alert and in...