Two arrested for allegedly impersonating soldiers years after leaving military school
The Niger State Police Command has arrested two men accused of impersonating military personnel and allegedly assaulting a laundry attendant in the Suleja area of the state over a missing mobile phone. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, the suspects, identified as Abraham Ashiwel and Michael Okonkwo, both of Bakassi area, […] Two arrested for allegedly…
Two individuals have been apprehended in Niger State, Nigeria, for allegedly posing as military personnel and assaulting a laundry worker over a missing mobile phone, according to the Niger State Police Command. The suspects, Abraham Ashiwel and Michael Okonkwo, were taken into custody on August 8 after they allegedly entered a laundry shop in the Angwan-Gwari area of Suleja.
Police spokesperson SP Wasiu Abiodun stated that the suspects assaulted the shop attendant during the alleged incident. During questioning, the suspects are reported to have confessed to impersonating military personnel in the community for several years. The investigation further revealed that the two men had been students at the Nigerian Military School in Zaria but were expelled in 2016 and 2019, respectively.
Police recovered military camouflage trousers, combat T-shirts, desert boots, identity cards, and jackknives from the suspects during the operation. The two men are currently in police custody and will be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for further proceedings.
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