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Di General Officer Commanding, 81 Division, Nigerian Army, wey be Major General Umar Musa, don confirm di arrest of 12 suspects wey dey impersonate military officers to commit dey crimes for Lagos and Ogun states.
For one statement by the division’s spokesperson, wey be Major Olaniyi Osoba, on Wednesday, he bin talk say di suspects don dey paraded for the offence.
Osoba talk Musa, while briefing the press during the parade, talk say no be everybody wey dey inside Army uniform be military personnel.
Di statement read say, “Di 81 Division, Nigerian Army, don arrest 12 suspected imposters wey dey fully dressed inside military camouflage portraying di Nigerian Army in a bad light during Operation Checkmate for inside Lagos and Ogun states.
“Di General Officer Commanding, 81 Division, Nigerian Army, wey be Major General Umar Musa, for press briefing, talk out the unfounded narrative say all di bad illicit acts wey di person committ dressed inside military uniforms dey always be by military personnel.
“He note say all dos persons wey dey display military banners and accoutrements, such as belts and stickers for vehicles and driving commercial vehicles for inside military uniform as well as Dey drive civilian vehicles wey dem paint for army colours most of dem no be personnel of the Nigerian Army.
“He talk say for effort to curtail(stop) the ugly trend, the division don heightened(increase) di activities of Operation Checkmate to take ensure regular arrest of imposters and offenders wey dey within the division’s area of responsibility. The GOC disclosed say over 150 impostors don dey arrested from January last year till date.”
During di parade, Dem quote Musa say preliminary investigation reveal say some of di suspects dey specialised to dey mount roadblocks especially along Ajah Road to dey extort (collect) money from motorists, as well as to dey indulge for other illegal duties as dem dey dressed in the Nigerian Army uniform.
“Similarly, the GOC talk some suspects wey Dem arrest fully dressed for military uniform dem catch dem along the Ilaro border area of Ogun State, where dem bin dey smuggled rice and other contraband.
“The GOC talk say the arrested impostors, dem go hand dem over to the police for further action. He, con add join say, he dey urge members of di public to desist(stop) to dey wear military uniform and T-shirts, displaying(dey show) military banners, belts and stickers for dem vehicles as well as dey drive civilian vehicles wey dem paint with army colours,”
