SOLDIERS attached to the Edo State
joint military anti-robbery unit, code named
Operation Thunder Storm, yesterday, paraded one
Kabiru John from Nasarawa State, who allegedly
defrauded several persons of over N10 million while parading himself as an army major. Parading the fake army major and other
suspected criminals at the 4 Brigade Army
Headquarters, Benin City, Army Public Relations
Officer, Capt. Roselyn Managbe, said the suspect
had perpetrated frauds, including tricking one
Ayeni Friday and one Tony Kabaka into parting with their vehicles.
Kabiru John, the fake army major She explained that Kabaka parted with his Lexus
SUV , in exchange for securing entry into the army
school for his son, as promised by the fake army
major. Kabaka, chairman of Akugbe Ventures, is one of
the consultants to the Edo State government on
revenue generation. Managbe said soldiers from
the brigade also arrested suspected robbers,
including Monday Aigbe, an ex-convict and a
suspected narcotic dealer, Mrs. Josephine Ochini. According to her, “on June 20, 2013, one Mr.
Ayeni Friday of 17, Eguaeveon Avenue, Benin City
complained to troops of Operation Thunder Storm
that he gave his vehicle, a blue Chrysler 300
2005/2006 model without registration number to
one Major John Kabiru of 4 Brigade Provost Company for repairs on May 28, 2013. He said
efforts to retrieve his car from him proved
abortive. “Our preliminary investigation revealed that Mr.
Kabiru John had been parading himself as a major
in the Nigerian Army. It was also revealed that he
claimed to be serving in 4 Brigade as the Officer
Commanding the Provost Company. It was further
revealed that he was always seen around dressed in full military gear while involving himself in all
forms of shady deals and duping unsuspecting
victims. “Mr. John Kabiru confessed that the Lexus SUV
which was recovered from him with registration
number EDO BF 607 USL belonged to one Mr. Tony
Kabaka of 18, Etete GRA, Benin-City. “The suspect claimed that he trickishly collected
the Lexus SUV from the victim with the promise
that he would secure admission for his son into
the Nigeria Defence Academy. He also confessed
that he had duped several unsuspecting persons
under the pretext of either helping them to join the Nigerian Army or securing admissions for their
wards into military institutions.” Dismissed from army in 2006 John who claimed to have joined the army in
2003 said he was dismissed in 2006. He also said
he graduated in Electrical Engineering, from
Nasarrawa State Polytechnic. He said: “I served at 82 Battalion, Jos, but I was
dismissed in 2006, with the rank of private. I was
doing it (impersonating) because friends that I
knew thought I was still in the army. I have learnt
to think good things, I have learnt to stay out of
crime and stop parading myself wrongly.” Some of the items recovered from the fake army
officer included one fake JTF staff tag,
International passport, combat gears, an army kit
bag, a digital camera and vehicle number plate.
joint military anti-robbery unit, code named
Operation Thunder Storm, yesterday, paraded one
Kabiru John from Nasarawa State, who allegedly
defrauded several persons of over N10 million while parading himself as an army major. Parading the fake army major and other
suspected criminals at the 4 Brigade Army
Headquarters, Benin City, Army Public Relations
Officer, Capt. Roselyn Managbe, said the suspect
had perpetrated frauds, including tricking one
Ayeni Friday and one Tony Kabaka into parting with their vehicles.
Kabiru John, the fake army major She explained that Kabaka parted with his Lexus
SUV , in exchange for securing entry into the army
school for his son, as promised by the fake army
major. Kabaka, chairman of Akugbe Ventures, is one of
the consultants to the Edo State government on
revenue generation. Managbe said soldiers from
the brigade also arrested suspected robbers,
including Monday Aigbe, an ex-convict and a
suspected narcotic dealer, Mrs. Josephine Ochini. According to her, “on June 20, 2013, one Mr.
Ayeni Friday of 17, Eguaeveon Avenue, Benin City
complained to troops of Operation Thunder Storm
that he gave his vehicle, a blue Chrysler 300
2005/2006 model without registration number to
one Major John Kabiru of 4 Brigade Provost Company for repairs on May 28, 2013. He said
efforts to retrieve his car from him proved
abortive. “Our preliminary investigation revealed that Mr.
Kabiru John had been parading himself as a major
in the Nigerian Army. It was also revealed that he
claimed to be serving in 4 Brigade as the Officer
Commanding the Provost Company. It was further
revealed that he was always seen around dressed in full military gear while involving himself in all
forms of shady deals and duping unsuspecting
victims. “Mr. John Kabiru confessed that the Lexus SUV
which was recovered from him with registration
number EDO BF 607 USL belonged to one Mr. Tony
Kabaka of 18, Etete GRA, Benin-City. “The suspect claimed that he trickishly collected
the Lexus SUV from the victim with the promise
that he would secure admission for his son into
the Nigeria Defence Academy. He also confessed
that he had duped several unsuspecting persons
under the pretext of either helping them to join the Nigerian Army or securing admissions for their
wards into military institutions.” Dismissed from army in 2006 John who claimed to have joined the army in
2003 said he was dismissed in 2006. He also said
he graduated in Electrical Engineering, from
Nasarrawa State Polytechnic. He said: “I served at 82 Battalion, Jos, but I was
dismissed in 2006, with the rank of private. I was
doing it (impersonating) because friends that I
knew thought I was still in the army. I have learnt
to think good things, I have learnt to stay out of
crime and stop parading myself wrongly.” Some of the items recovered from the fake army
officer included one fake JTF staff tag,
International passport, combat gears, an army kit
bag, a digital camera and vehicle number plate.
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