The Nigeria Police Force
(NPF), Ondo State Command, have re-arrested a woman, who had been parading
herself as an army officer in order to gain favors from the public and border
officials.
Jemila Suleiman, who had been
using the pseudonym Angela Tonye Omieh had been previously arrested on the
17th of April 2014, whilst dressed in complete military regalia and attempting
to pass through a military check point in Akure, capital of Ondo State.
Police produced the
then-detained Suleiman at a press briefing on the 13th of May 2014, where she
informed journalists that she had attended the Nigeria Army depot in Zaria,
Kaduna State but dropped out after incurring injuries. See more photos after cut...
After her initial arrest,
Suleiman disappeared from authorities after being granted bail by a judge on
grounds of supporting her family.
Suleiman said she purchased
the military uniforms from the Army depot in Zaria, Kaduna State.
She was re-arrested on
Wednesday as she attempted to pass through the Igbara-Oke military checkpoint
in Ifedore Local Government Area.
At a press briefing on
Wednesday, Issac Eke, the State Commissioner of Police, informed journalists
that interrogations of Suleiman had revealed the location of her real name and
residence, Mile 3 Dioba, Port Harcourt, in Rivers State.
The interrogation had also
revealed that she had purchased her new military uniforms at Kantagora market
in Abule Egba, Lagos State.
At the press briefing Suleiman
also informed journalists, “I [had] to go back to [this] again because
that is where I see the money to taking care of my family. I travelled around
with the uniform to get favor and goods in the country.”
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