Man Remanded In Court For Impersonating Army Colonel

A man identified as Afolabi Stephen, has been ordered to be remanded in Mandalla prison yard by an Ilorin Senior Magistrates Court, for allegedly impersonating an army Lieutenant Colonel.

The Senior Magistrate, Ibrahim Dasuki, gave the order after Stephen was arraigned on one count of impersonation. He adjourned the case until December 6, for further mention.

The prosecutor, Olorungbon Ayodeji, had earlier told the court that the case was reported to the Intelligence and Investigations Department through the station office of the Kwara state Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Command Headquarters, Ilorin.

The prosecutor claimed that according to the complainant, ASC Aremu Mayaki, of Offa Division, NSCDC, alleged that the accused impersonated an Army Lieutenant Colonel.

Ayodeji, stated that a military jungle hat was seen in the accused 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.