Police parades fake army personnel, seize AK-47 rifle in Nasarawa
Story from Ibraheem Hamza MUHAMMAD, Lafia
Police operatives in Nasarawa State have arrested a fake army personnel with an AK-47 Rifle.
The state Commissioner of Police, Adesina Soyemi made the disclosure during a briefing at the command in Lafia on Friday.
According to him, ” On 12/9/2021 at about 1900hrs, one Timothy Emmanuel `M` 28yrs of Bakin Chiyawa village, Quanpan LGA of Plateau State was intercepted along B.A.D road, Lafia wearing Military camouflage in possession of AK49 rifle with two magazines and driving a black Toyota Corolla vehicle with registration number ABUJA BWR 973 CD suspected to be a stolen vehicle.
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“Preliminary investigation revealed that, the suspect who parades himself in military camouflage was never enlisted into the Army but got the uniform from his Uncle who is a Military personnel serving in Borno State; he there after moved to Jos, Plateau State under the guise of being a Military personnel and went away with the AK49 rifle and two magazines of a Nigeria Security and Civil Defense personnel serving in Jos, when the rifle was left in his custody by the NSCDC officer who went to do his registration to obtain National Identity Card.
“Furthermore, the suspect came down to Nasarawa State and started perpetrating his nefarious activities in Karu and Lafia before nemesis caught up with him.“ he said.
The Commissioner said the suspected has given the Police some useful information and investigation is ongoing at State Criminal Investigation Department, Lafia, after which the suspect will be charged to court.
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