Man arrested for impersonating EFCC, Army, one other for vandalism in Ogun

The Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has arrested 30-years Oluwatobi Salami for impersonating officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arsenic good arsenic an serviceman of the Nigerian Army.

The fishy was paraded alongside 20-years Idris Zakari who was arrested for vandalising the railway clips successful Ifo section authorities country of the state.

Parading the suspects astatine the command’s headquarters, Kobape Road, Abeokuta connected Tuesday, the Corps’ Commandant, David Ojelabi said Salami was arrested by members of the Sagamu assemblage astir OGD International Market and handed implicit to the officials of the NSCDC.

Ojelabi said, “ Salami specialises successful impersonating arsenic an authoritative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arsenic good arsenic an serviceman of the Nigerian Army.

“ He was arrested connected Saturday, August 10, 2024, and recovered with him were EFCC jackets and different outfits worn by the soldiers.

Ojelabi added “Idris Zakari aged 20 of Bagudu Local Government, Kebbi State, was connected Friday, August 9, 2024, arrested astatine the railway successful Ifo Local Government Area of the authorities vandalising the railway clips.

“Zakari was arrested by the men of So-Safe Corps and successful the involvement of inter-agency collaboration and effectual investigation, helium was handed implicit to the NSCDC State’s Command for further probe and prosecution”.

The commandant stressed that the enactment of vandalising the government-owned infrastructure is an economical sabotage that volition not beryllium tolerated.

Ojelabi noted that the suspects volition beryllium handed implicit to the due authorities for further discrete probe and apt prosecution.

He stated that the Command volition ever enactment with different information agencies and members of the nationalist to escaped the authorities of transgression and illicit activity.

Meanwhile, Salami told journalists that helium stole the EFCC azygous from a edifice astir Lekki, Lagos State and contracted the printing of Nigerian Army insignia connected a vest helium bought truthful that helium could beryllium taken to beryllium an serviceman of the Nigerian Army.

He said, “I really stole the uniforms from a container that I picked up from a edifice successful Lekki. I don’t usually deterioration it but I person taken pictures with it and sent it to my friends who I person told I americium an officer.

“I besides similar entering Lagos arsenic an officer, I sincerely regret this and I commune that the authorities volition usage this to pass maine and fto maine spell arsenic my parents are dead’

Man arrested for impersonating EFCC, Army, 1 different for vandalism successful Ogun