Police arrest fake military officer with AK-49 rifle in Nasarawa

The Nasarawa Police Command has arrested a fake military officer who has been oppressing residents of Karu and Lafia native authorities areas of the state.

The State Commissioner of Police, CP Adesina Soyemi, disclosed this on Friday, September 17, in Lafia whereas parading the suspect alongside 60 totally different suspected criminals.

In response to the CP, the suspect, Timothy Emmanuel, who’s an indigene of Plateau State had been on the watch report of the Police.

He was acknowledged to have been apprehended with an AK-49 rifle and two magazines while travelling alongside the B.A.D Road in a automotive suspected to have been stolen.

“On 12/9/2021 at about 1900hrs, one Timothy Emmanuel `M` 28yrs of Bakin Chiyawa village, Quanpan LGA of Plateau State was intercepted alongside B.A.D freeway, Lafia sporting Navy camouflage in possession of AK49 rifle with two magazines and driving a black Toyota Corolla automotive with registration amount ABUJA BWR 973 CD suspected to be a stolen automotive,” the Commissioner acknowledged.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect who parades himself in military camouflage was certainly not enlisted into the Army nevertheless acquired the uniform from his Uncle who’s a Navy personnel serving in Borno State.

“He there after moved to Jos, Plateau State beneath the guise of being a Navy personnel and went away with the AK49 rifle and two magazines of a Nigeria Security and Civil Safety personnel serving in Jos, when the rifle was left in his custody by the NSCDC officer who went to do his registration to accumulate Nationwide Identification Card

“Furthermore, the suspect bought right here all the best way right down to Nasarawa State and started perpetrating his nefarious actions in Karu and Lafia sooner than nemesis caught up with him. The suspect had given the Police useful information and investigation is ongoing at State Authorized Investigation Division, Lafia.” he concluded.