Police Arraign Eight Fake Soldiers In Lagos

By Damilare Adeleye

Lagos State Police Command, on Wednesday, arraigned eight persons before a Yaba Magistrates Court for allegedly impersonating military officers.

The suspects who are Akpan Joel, 31; John Johnson, 31; Busayo Akinola, 33; Simeon Anthony, 43, Adamu Sani, 30; Cyril Ogbe, 27; Godfrey Agba, 36; and Benjamin Achi, 29, however, pleaded not guilty.

The prosecutor, ASP Rita Momah, said the defendants committed the offence at different locations and different times in the state.

She told the court that the defendants were apprehended while fully-kitted in army camouflage and parading themselves as army officers, while submitting that the offence contravened Section 77 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

Meanwhile, reports reveal that impersonation attracts three years’ imprisonment.

However, the Chief Magistrate, Mrs Adeola Adedayo, gave the defendants a bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties each.

She ruled that the sureties must submit copies of their National Identification Number and Lagos State Residents Registration Agency Cards to the court’s registrar, as part of the bail conditions.

She, however, adjourned the case until June 15 for mention.