A fake soldier identified as Fabian Ojumah has been apprehended by the men of the Delta state police command with 420 wraps of illegal substance suspected to be Indian hemp.
44-year-old Ojumah who was driving a fake military van with plate number NA142-B01 claimed to be a Major in the Nigerian Army when he was stopped and interrogated by the officers of the Operation Safer Highways’ Patrol team.
Reports have it that the fake soldier was caught transporting 420 wraps of Indian hemp in the said van.
DSP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, the Police Relations Officer in Delta state said the suspected criminal was caught in a fake army van. According to the DSP,
“The suspect is not a real army officer. He was caught with 420 wraps of Indian hemp; where he was taking them to is not specified but, an investigation is ongoing,”
He also added that although Fabian Ojumah grew up in the barracks, he is not a soldier.