The Ogun State Police Command has arrested two persons suspected to have been impersonating as men of Nigerian Army in order to extort and maltreat innocent people in Agbado area of Ogun State.
Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr. Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement he issued on Thursday in Abeokuta, copy of which was sent to The DEFENDER.
According to the statement, “The two men Joseph David ‘m’ and Adebayo Olanrewaju Ojoye ‘m’ were arrested following a complaint from one Barrister Paul Oniyo and Chima Solomon that the two suspects who put on military camouflage accosted them, beat them up and inflicted injuries on them over a minor disagreement.”
Upon their complaint, PPRO Oyeyemi, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), said that the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Agbado Division, Mr. Abioye Shittu, a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), led detectives to the scene where the suspects were arrested and brought to the station.
On interrogation, the command discovered that the two acclaimed military men were mere impostors thriving on illegality for sustenance.
Items recovered from the suspects include various military hard wares, cap and camp bed.
In the meantime, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ahmed Iliyasu has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) for further investigation.
