Police arrest fake soldier in Lagos riverine community

Police officers attached to Isheri-Osun Police Division have arrested an alleged fake Sergeant Major (RSM), Femi Balogun, fully claded in military camouflage. 

According to police sources, the suspect was apprehended around 3pm on Saturday, March 31, at Ijegun, a riverine community notorious for pipeline vandalism and safe haven for vicious criminals. The police sources mentioned that the suspect, alleged to have been on the wanted list of the Nigerian Army, was arrested by operatives on visibility patrol along Fagbile Estate in Ijegun.

Confirming the arrest, the spokesperson of the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said the military had been contacted and Balogun was confirmed to be a fake soldier upon interrogation.

Hundeyin said the suspect would be charged to court at the conclusion of investigation.