John Izunwanne, 25, John Otu, 23,Richard Acha, 22, and Simon Anthony, 39 where arrested at Idi-Araba, Agege and Mile 2 areas in Lagos state by the Commissioner of Police Fatai Owoseni for impersonating as Nigerian soldiers.
Two pairs of the Nigerian Army camouflage uniform; a pair of Army uniform, Army camouflage T-shirt, a pair of boots, two Army belts and two jungle hats Where recovered from them.
“I was dismissed in January 2014 for falling out from duty. I am from Adamawa state. I wanted to use the uniform to travel to Lagos because I had no transport money. But unfortunately, I was arrested by soldiers,” Antony said.
Izunwanne said he bought the uniform at Ojo Cantonment on September 2.
He said: “I wanted to go and sign my army recruitment form at Ojo Barracks when I bought the uniform at the Mammy Market. However, on October 7, my friend had a court case and I was to appear in court as a witness. The court was in Agege and I did not have the transport fare to go, so, I decided to wear my uniform to save me the cost of transportation.”
Acha said he found an army t-shirt in the bag his brother gave him at Ikeja cantonment.
Otu, says he's a member of the Citizen for Peace and First Aid Missions in Nigeria, said he heard his friends were arrested and went to the police to secure their bail, then he was also arrested for wearing the uniform.
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