NSCDC Arrests Man For Impersonating A Soldier In Ilorin

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara Command said its operatives have arrested a 42-year-old man, one Abdulsalam Ajibola, for allegedly impersonating a soldier and using it to defraud some members of the public of sums of money.

 The command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr Olasunkanmi Ayeni, in a statement on Monday, in Ilorin, said the Tracking Unit of the command acted on information, volunteered by a member of the public, worked on the intelligence and traced the suspect to Oke-Onigbin, Isin Local Government Area of Kwara, where he was nabbed on March 24.

“Ajibola was alleged to have impersonated a soldier to defraud one Abdullahi Saheed of the sum of N700,000 and Ropo Gabriel to the tune of N96,000. He promised to help them get admission into the Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna,” Ayeni stated.

According to the command’s spokesman, the suspect also allegedly deceived one Prophet Samuel Olugbemiga to convert his Toyota Picnic car for commercial transportation on the pretext of assisting his victim to drive it.

According to Ayeni, after the suspect obtained the car, Ajibola absconded with it and all efforts to get him was very unsuccessful until those who saw him reported the NSCDC.

According to the spokesman, the suspect would soon be arraigned in court, after the conclusion of investigation