Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old man, John Umar Shehu, for allegedly impersonating a Nigerian Army personnel, attacking his potential employer and stealing his vehicle.
The suspect, a local of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, was arrested over alleged felony impersonation, felony breach of belief, assault and theft.
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in an announcement issued on Friday, October 30, 2026.
According to the assertion, the command acquired a written petition on October 22 from a resident of Gida Dubu space of Bauchi, who alleged that the suspect had contacted him in search of employment as a driver at his pure water manufacturing unit.
The petitioner stated the suspect contacted him on October 18 and was invited for an interview and driving evaluation.
However, throughout the evaluation on October 22, the suspect allegedly attacked the manufacturing unit proprietor and the son of one of his neighbours earlier than fleeing with the employer’s vehicle.
The stolen vehicle was recognized as a white H-Jet motor vehicle with registration quantity AE-278-ALK. A inexperienced Infinix Smart 5X cell phone was additionally reportedly stolen.
The police stated detectives subsequently launched an investigation and arrested the suspect by intelligence-led policing.
A search performed on him led to the restoration of a number of Nigerian Army uniforms and army objects, together with desert camouflage, inexperienced camouflage, a jungle hat, an Army raincoat, a camouflage vest and an Army sweater.
The stolen vehicle was additionally recovered from the suspect in Jos, the Plateau State capital.
The assertion stated the suspect allegedly offered himself as Private Umar Shehu, with service quantity NA/22/82/1064, claiming to be hooked up to the 7 Division, Maimalari Barracks, 134 Special Forces Battalion, Borno State.
The Commissioner of Police, Sani-Omolori Aliyu, condemned the alleged impersonation, warning that the command wouldn’t tolerate the use of safety businesses’ identities to perpetrate crimes.
He stated: “The Command won’t tolerate felony impersonation of safety businesses to perpetrate crime.”
The police commissioner additional assured that the suspect can be completely investigated and prosecuted.
He added: “The suspect shall be diligently investigated and charged to courtroom.”
The police stated the arrest adopted intelligence-led policing, whereas the recovered vehicle and army objects would function displays within the investigation.
