Officers of the Ogun police command said they arrested three men wearing Army camouflage during a routine patrol in the Agbado area of the state on Friday March 13.
According to state Police spokesman, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the suspects identified as Jacob Onebi m’ 36, Olabode Oluwaseun m’ 35, and Olanrewaju Adebayo m’ 33, were apprehended on charges of impersonating soldiers following several reports from members of the public about their illegal activities in the area.
Oyeyemi said the suspects on arrest initially claimed to be officers of 174 Battalion Ikorodu, but later confessed to being dismissed after further investigation was carried out.
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Oyeyemi said; “On further investigation, two amongst them confessed to having been dismissed from the Nigerian army a long time ago while the third happened to be their friend who was co-opted into their nefarious activities.
“The suspects who were closely watched by the police before their arrest, have been transferred to the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation and prosecution on orders of the state commissioner for police, Kenneth Ebrimson,” the police spokesman said.
