Nigerian Army Reels Out Distress Numbers, Arrests Woman Impostor, Cult Members, Vandals In Lagos & Ogun

General Officer Commanding 81 Division, Major General Enobong Okon Udoh told pressmen that 12 imposters were arrested by the special team of operation at various locations in Lagos and Ogun states. The army boss said the suspected criminals were arrested while perpetrating various acts of illegality., adding that they dressed in military uniform to avoid being noticed.

Enobong Oko, said  I am using this medium to inform Lagosians that non of his men will sit in front of vehicles to extort them in and out of the state. “My officers are in the barracks, you can never see them fighting with their uniform. A lot of people use military uniform to do illegal dealings.

In due of this, a 38years old Grace Ayeni who work as security guard with private security office, was arrested at Agbara area of the state with the military cap impersonating the Nigerian army.

According to the suspect who confessed to the crime “I am a mother of one. My salary is not enough, whenever I am broke I wear the cap or use it to make little change to support myself since the man who impregnated me did not show up”.

The army impersonator added tha her husband is a military man. “He is the owner of the cap. He left me since he got me impregnated”.

In another development, the Anti-illegal bunkering and Anti-Pipeline Vandalism patrol troops of 81 Division arrests some suspected pipeline vandals at the Magboro area in Ogun state.

While parading the suspects, the GOC said that the suspects broke NNPC petroleum pipelines of  refined Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). They fill up hundreds of jerricans with the products and convey them to their marketing outlets in several trucks, trailers, buses, cars and vans.”The troops of 81 Division of the Nigerian Army In conjunction with Department of State  Security, Inspector General of Police Task Force Team, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, Federal Road Safety Corps and the Lagos neighborhood Safety Corps arrested the armed vandals who were operating along Lagos/ Ibadan Expressway,on sighting the troops approaching their location they fired sporadically before abandoning their vehicles loaded with the refined Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and some empty jerricans and fled to avoid being arrested.

The joint operatives, not relenting, Cordoned the area and a Search Operation was conducted around the vicinity and a total of 24 vehicles comprising of 3 long-trailer trucks, 9 buses, 8 Space Wagons, 1 Hilux van, 3 Salon cars and 4 motorcycles abandoned by the vandals were recovered.

Other items recovered include 166 50-litres of Jerri cans loaded with refined PMS, 130 empty 50-litres jerry cans, appropriately 28,300 litres of refined PMS.

However, while recovering them, one of the vehicles caught fire and was completely razed.

Similarly, Anti-Illegal bunkering operatives and troops of 81 Division raided another location where suspected vandals were carrying out their sabotage activities along NNPC pipeline at Akute area of Ogun State.

The vandals concealed their vehicles with refined oil products and fled on arrival of the troops.  During the raid, five (5) suspected vandals were arrested at the scene. Items recovered include: 9 vehicles, comprising 6 buses, 2 heavy trucks storage and one Sports Utility Vehicle. Some items also recovered include 1 motorcycle, 7 mobile phones, 371  50-litre and 42 25-five litre jerricans loaded with refined Premium Motor Spirit, 106 empty 50-jerry cans, a hose of about 500 metres in length used for siphoning products with approximately 19,600 litres of stolen PMS being recovered.

In arelated development, It was end of the road for cultists on 8th May 2018, when troops received report of cult-related clashes at Ireshe area of Ikorodu in Lagos state. The Troops on getting there, met a chaotic scene where 7 vehicles were vandalized, properties destroyed and some law abiding citizens injured.

Seven suspected cultists most of whom were of the EIYE Confraternity were arrested by the troops while items recovered from them include: 7 mobile phones, 3 ATM cards, 1 ID card, 8 belts, 1 wallet, 4 rings, 3 wrist watches, black substance suspected to be charms and the sum of N13,080.

Additionally, during another Cordon and Search operation conducted at Odokekere area of Ikorodu, 4 suspected cultists were arrested. The suspected cultists were among those who escaped from the raid carried out on 16 of April 2018 at Eginrin area of Ikorodu during the initiation ceremony.“All arrested suspected pipeline vandals, impostors and cultists are undergoing preliminary investigations after which they will be handed over to the appropriate security agency for further investigation and prosecution.” Udoh said.

He pledged not to relent until all the black spot is rid of all forms of criminal activities and their perpetrators brought to book. The army boss enjoins members of the public to continue to always reach out and call the numbers below to give useful information that will assist in ridding their areas of the activities of pipeline vandals, cultists, impostors and other criminal elements:

07069353889—Ojo

 08060492529—Ojo,

07017064979—Badagry

08034347484—Victoria Island

08065992320—Ikeja

08069097624—Owode

08065806870—Ikorodu

07064281177—Obalende

08053862233—Abeokuta

08057705135—Abeokuta