Court remands fake army Colonel

An Ilorin Senior Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday ordered that
Afolabi Stephen, 42, be remanded in Mandalla prison yard for
allegedly impersonating an army Lieutenant Colonel.

Senior Magistrate Ibrahim Dasuki, gave the order after Stephen
was arraigned on one count of impersonation.

Dasuki adjourned until Dec. 6, for further mention.

Earlier, the prosecutor, Mr Olorungbon Ayodeji told the court
that the case was reported to the Intelligence and Investigations
Department through station office of the Kwara state Nigeria
Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Command Headquarters,
Ilorin.

Ayodeji said that according to the complainant, ASC Aremu
Mayaki, of Offa Division, NSCDC, alleged that the accused
impersonated an army Lieutenant Colonel.

He said that following an investigation, the police found out
that the accused was in the army

The prosecutor said that a military jungle hat was found in the
accused person’s car at the point of arrest, which he claimed
belonged to his brother, one Olayemi Afolabi, but it is yet to be
identified by the military as a uniform personnel.

He said that further investigation revealed that the accused
extorted some members of the public.

The prosecutor said that the offence contravened the provisions
of Section 132, 133 of the penal code law.

The accused person pleaded not guilty to the offence.

NAN

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