How fake army major duped citizens of N10m, vehicles

BENIN CITY— SOLDIERS attached to the Edo
State joint military anti-robbery unit, code
named Operation Thunder Storm, yesterday,
paraded one Kabiru John from Nasarawa State,
who allegedly defrauded several persons of
over N10 million while parading himself as an
army major.
Parading the fake army major and other
suspected criminals at the 4 Brigade Army
Headquarters, Benin City, Army Public
Relations Officer, Capt. Roselyn Managbe, said
the suspect had perpetrated frauds, including
tricking one Ayeni Friday and one Tony Kabaka
into parting with their vehicles.
Kabiru John, the fake army
major
She explained that Kabaka parted with his
Lexus SUV , in exchange for securing entry into
the army school for his son, as promised by
the fake army major.
Kabaka, chairman of Akugbe Ventures, is one of
the consultants to the Edo State government
on revenue generation. Managbe said soldiers
from the brigade also arrested suspected
robbers, including Monday Aigbe, an ex-
convict and a suspected narcotic dealer, Mrs.
Josephine Ochini.
According to her, “on June 20, 2013, one Mr.
Ayeni Friday of 17, Eguaeveon Avenue, Benin
City complained to troops of Operation
Thunder Storm that he gave his vehicle, a blue
Chrysler 300 2005/2006 model without
registration number to one Major John Kabiru
of 4 Brigade Provost Company for repairs on
May 28, 2013. He said efforts to retrieve his
car from him proved abortive.
“Our preliminary investigation revealed that
Mr. Kabiru John had been parading himself as
a major in the Nigerian Army. It was also
revealed that he claimed to be serving in 4
Brigade as the Officer Commanding the
Provost Company. It was further revealed that
he was always seen around dressed in full
military gear while involving himself in all
forms of shady deals and duping unsuspecting
victims.
“Mr. John Kabiru confessed that the Lexus SUV
which was recovered from him with
registration number EDO BF 607 USL belonged
to one Mr. Tony Kabaka of 18, Etete GRA,
Benin-City.
“The suspect claimed that he trickishly
collected the Lexus SUV from the victim with
the promise that he would secure admission
for his son into the Nigeria Defence Academy.
He also confessed that he had duped several
unsuspecting persons under the pretext of
either helping them to join the Nigerian Army
or securing admissions for their wards into
military institutions.”
Dismissed from army in 2006
John who claimed to have joined the army in
2003 said he was dismissed in 2006. He also
said he graduated in Electrical Engineering,
from Nasarrawa State Polytechnic.
He said: “I served at 82 Battalion, Jos, but I
was dismissed in 2006, with the rank of
private. I was doing it (impersonating) because
friends that I knew thought I was still in the
army. I have learnt to think good things, I
have learnt to stay out of crime and stop
parading myself wrongly.”
Some of the items recovered from the fake
army officer included one fake JTF staff tag,
International passport, combat gears, an army
kit bag, a digital camera and vehicle number
plate.

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