Bauchi police arrest faux soldier accused of attacking employer, stealing automobile

Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old man, John Umar Shehu, for allegedly impersonating a Nigerian Army personnel, attacking his potential employer and stealing his automobile.

The suspect, a local of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, was arrested over alleged legal impersonation, legal breach of belief, assault and theft.

The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in an announcement issued on Friday, October 30, 2026.

According to the assertion, the command acquired a written petition on October 22 from a resident of Gida Dubu space of Bauchi, who alleged that the suspect had contacted him in search of employment as a driver at his pure water manufacturing facility.

The petitioner mentioned the suspect contacted him on October 18 and was invited for an interview and driving evaluation.

However, in the course of the evaluation on October 22, the suspect allegedly attacked the manufacturing facility proprietor and the son of one among his neighbours earlier than fleeing with the employer’s automobile.

The stolen automobile was recognized as a white H-Jet motorized vehicle with registration quantity AE-278-ALK. A inexperienced Infinix Smart 5X cell phone was additionally reportedly stolen.

The police mentioned detectives subsequently launched an investigation and arrested the suspect by means of intelligence-led policing.

A search performed on him led to the restoration of a number of Nigerian Army uniforms and army objects, together with desert camouflage, inexperienced camouflage, a jungle hat, an Army raincoat, a camouflage vest and an Army sweater.

The stolen automobile was additionally recovered from the suspect in Jos, the Plateau State capital.

The assertion mentioned the suspect allegedly offered himself as Private Umar Shehu, with service quantity NA/22/82/1064, claiming to be connected to the 7 Division, Maimalari Barracks, 134 Special Forces Battalion, Borno State.

The Commissioner of Police, Sani-Omolori Aliyu, condemned the alleged impersonation, warning that the command wouldn’t tolerate the usage of safety businesses’ identities to perpetrate crimes.

He mentioned: “The Command will not tolerate criminal impersonation of security agencies to perpetrate crime.”

The police commissioner additional assured that the suspect can be totally investigated and prosecuted.

He added: “The suspect will be diligently investigated and charged to court.”

The police mentioned the arrest adopted intelligence-led policing, whereas the recovered automobile and army objects would function reveals within the investigation.