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The Anambra Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested Christian Chukwugozirim, who is suspected of impersonating Nigerian Navy unit and engaging successful fraudulent activities.
NSCDC Commandant successful the state, Olatunde Maku, paraded the fishy connected Thursday and reported that Chukwugozirim was apprehended connected Tuesday successful Awka during a regular visibility patrol by NSCDC operatives.
According to Maku, the 39-year-old fishy is simply a autochthonal of Nnobi successful Idemili North Local Government Area of the state.
“On August 6, astatine Kwata Junction successful Awka, the fishy was observed exhibiting an antithetic quality portion impersonating subject personnel. His dubious behaviour caught the attraction of our operatives,” Maku said.
“They promptly pursued and apprehended him, subsequently bringing him successful for questioning astatine our office.”
Maku noted that during questioning, the fishy claimed to beryllium a naval rating, prompting the bid to interaction the Naval Base successful Onitsha for verification.
“However, authorities confirmed that helium was an impersonator, with nary affiliation to the Nigerian Navy,” helium added.
A hunt of the suspect’s residence revealed assorted subject gear, including a walkie-talkie, a achromatic beret and belt, a implicit bluish combat uniform, a lanyard, a camouflage top, a machete, a achromatic naval shirt, and a bluish beret.
Maku said that preliminary investigations besides uncovered that the fishy had been masquerading arsenic a naval officer, duping guiltless civilians and engaging successful a drawstring of transgression activities.
He has directed the Intelligence and Investigation Department to motorboat a broad probe to place and apprehend the suspect’s accomplices, who are presently astatine large.
According to Maku, the fishy volition beryllium charged accordingly aft investigations.
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