Troops arrest suspected fake soldier for phone snatching in Plateau

Troops of Operation Enduring Peace have arrested a suspected fake soldier in the Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State for alleged phone snatching and public disturbance.

The arrest was confirmed on Monday in an interview with PUNCH Metro by the Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force, Operation Enduring Peace, Captain Chinonso Oteh.

“Yes, it is true. That one happened in the Jos North area,” Oteh said when contacted.

In a follow-up report shared with our correspondent, he said troops from Sector 1 of Operation Enduring Peace arrested the suspect, identified as Salim Idris, at about 11:30 am on October 25 at Filin Sukuwa in Jos North.

According to him, the arrest followed credible intelligence about the suspect’s alleged criminal activities in the area.

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He said the troops acted on the intelligence, trailed the suspect and apprehended him while he was dressed in a military camouflage uniform.

“Preliminary interrogation reportedly revealed that the suspect had been involved in a series of alleged criminal activities, including public disturbance, phone snatching and impersonation of security agencies,” he stated.

It was learnt that the troops had the suspect in custody as further investigations continued.

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