By RhemDy News
Troops of the 73 Battalion (Motorised), operating under Operation HADIN KAI, have arrested a 25-year-old man dressed in military camouflage at Kashim Ibrahim University, Maiduguri, Borno State.
The fake soldier was also apprehended for impersonation and possible links to criminal intelligence gathering for terrorist elements.
Security analyst and counterinsurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, quoted military sources that the suspect, identified as Mubarak Mohammed, was apprehended at about 4:30 p.m. on July 1 at the university’s Njimtilo campus.
Mohammed was apprehended after his appearance in a desert camouflage uniform aroused suspicion among troops.
According to the sources, the suspect claimed during preliminary questioning, that he was a newly admitted student of the university and had borrowed the military uniform from a civilian friend to attended the institution’s Career Week programme.
However, the claim quickly unraveled during interrogation as the suspect was unable to communicate in English language, failed to produce a valid student identity card, and could not access the university’s student portal on his mobile phone to verify his admission status.
Troops subsequently contacted the University management through the institution’s Systems Manager, who confirmed that the suspect was not a registered student of the university.
The official also informed the troops that only final-year students were participating in the Career Week activities, contradicting the suspect’s claim that he had attended the event as a newly admitted student.
Security sources said the suspect was being investigated over suspicions that he may have been gathering intelligence under the guise of a soldier.
Mohammed was being held in the custody of the 73 Battalion for further investigation.
The sources warned against unlawful use of military uniforms, noting that impersonating members of the Armed Forces poses a serious security threat and could be exploited by criminal and terrorist elements.
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