Army Arrests Fake Soldier In Bauchi

                             
                                                          The fake Brig. Aliyu Hussaini

The Nigerian Army has arrested a fake soldier and a suspected member of Boko Haram sect, identified as Aliyu Hussaini.

According to the Army, Aliyu is an impostor, who has been parading himself as a Brigadier General in the Nigerian Army and was fraudulently collecting money from people.



A statement by the Nigerian Army says Aliyu Hussaini is a sponsor and also a member of the Boko Haram terrorist organisation.

He was arrested alongside an accomplice, one Ibrahim Mohammed, who is also known as Yuram.

The two suspects were arrested at New GRA behind the Deputy Governor’s House in Bauchi Metropolis, and the following items were recovered from them: Two Nokia, a Samsung hand set and a Techno handset, one MTN sim card and a Peugeot 406 vehicle with registration number AU 222 BWR (Abuja).

The statement said:

"Documents indicative of various fraudulent details were also recovered from the suspect who is a suspected Boko Haram terrorist member and an impostor who has been parading himself as a Brigadier General in the Nigerian Army."

The statement also added that troops who were acting on a tip off, said Hussaini was a sponsor and also a member of the Boko Haram organisation, was arrested together with another suspected Boko Haram member, Ibrahim Mohammed who is also known as Yuram.


It was also revealed that Hussaini had been defrauding innocent citizens in the belief that he was a General in the Nigerian Army.