Ogun: SWAT arrests 'General Don' for allegedly impersonating military officer

Operatives of the Special Weapons and Tactics, SWAT, portion of the Ogun State Police Command person arrested a suspected subject impostor popularly known arsenic "General Don".

The suspect, identified arsenic Akinola Damilare, was arrested astatine astir 2:00 a.m. connected Tuesday successful the Kajola, Elega country of Abeokuta.

DAILY POST gathered that the apprehension followed credible quality provided by a assemblage person and discreet surveillance by SWAT operatives.

Items recovered from the fishy included a subject look cap, three-quarter subject trousers and 4 photographs showing him dressed successful subject uniform.

The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, confirmed the apprehension successful a connection connected Thursday.

He said investigations were ongoing to found the circumstances surrounding the alleged impersonation and find whether different persons were connected to the case.

Babaseyi reaffirmed the command's committedness to tackling impersonation and different transgression activities, urging residents to promptly study suspicious conduct.

The apprehension comes amid concerns implicit the activities of individuals impersonating subject and constabulary unit to perpetrate crimes crossed the country.

Military impersonators person been linked to crimes specified arsenic kidnapping, extortion, onshore grabbing and intimidation, with victims sometimes acrophobic to situation them due to the fact that of the uniforms.

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