A self-acclaimed military man, Mr. Oluwayelu Adewole Rahmon, has been arrested by the Lagos State Task Force.
The suspect, 27, who is resident on 4 Union Street, Dopemu, Agege area of the state, claimed to be a 2nd Lieutenant in the Nigerian Army.
Rahmon said he was nabbed after he impersonated the Army in order to secure the release of an impounded commercial vehicle by the operatives of the Lagos State Task Force.
While being paraded on Wednesday before newsmen, the suspect narrated that he was on his way to Ogba in Ikeja to collect his original Year 2010 West African Examination School Certificate results with examination No 20108040DC when he saw operatives of the Agency impounding someone’s vehicle for traffic obstructions.
According to him, he felt it was another good business for him as usual, that was why he quickly intervened.
The impounded commercial vehicle belong to one Mr. Muritala Feyisola Ayowunmi, an Officer of the Nigerian Navy of Military Clearing Office, ApapaWharf, who lives at BT 88, Flat 10A, Gowon Estate, Egbeda, Lagos.
Rahmon, who also claimed he is among those shortlisted for the new recruitment into the Nigerian Police Force, told newsmen he followed the owner of the impounded commercial vehicle to Lagos State Task Force Headquarters at Ikeja where he was interrogated by the Chairman SP Olayinka Egbeyemi and later got arrested with his fake documents.
The Public Relations Officer, PRO, of the taskforce, Adebayo Taofiq, who paraded the suspect said, “The suspect, according to investigations was rusticated from the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro (2014) for same offence of impersonation.
“The suspect claimed that he had at many instances deceived different security formations across the country, adding that he has variously at different times and places impersonated as both officer of Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy and Nigerian Police in order to secure the release of anyone arrested at different Police stations across Lagos.
“Further investigation equally revealed that the suspect was a habitual impersonator who had once also impersonated the son of a General in the Nigerian Army during an interview where he wanted to secure admission into Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA.
“The owner of the impounded commercial vehicle however denied knowing the suspect.
“He claimed that he just came to him and introduced himself as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Nigerian Army and ‘I gave him a full compliments as a Senior Officer only to later find out after interrogation at Lagos Task Force Headquarters that he was an impersonator.
“The suspect equally impersonates through telephone conversations for release of impounded vehicles from different law enforcers and that if he had succeeded he would have charged the owner of the impounded vehicle for a fee of N15, 000 or more.
“The suspect said it was the devil work.
“He however pleaded promising to repent and be a good citizen if the government could have mercy and release him.
“Meanwhile, sequel to the arrest, Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Fatai Owoseni directed Task Force Chairman, SP. Olayinka Egbeyemi, to immediately charge the fake soldier to court for impersonation.
“Owoseni said the Lagos State Police Command and other security operatives across the State would continue to arrest miscreants and criminals at their different hide-outs until they have a change of mind of becoming good citizens,” the PRO added.
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