Men of Ogun State Police Command have arrested one Joseph Inang, 30, for allegedly parading himself as a soldier and robbery.
The suspect was arrested in the Ogba Iyo area of Ijoko in Ado-Odo Local Government Area.
An unidentified military officer who has been trailing the suspect was said to have apprehended him while attempting to defraud some people.
He was subsequently transferred to the State Crminal Investigation Department (SCID) Abeokuta, for further investigation.
Our correspondent learnt that Joseph confessed to have stolen the uniform from the house of a friend, who is one of the soldiers posted to the North East to combat Boko Haram.
He said he used to work as cobbler in a military barrack and had used the uniform to take part in land grabbing activities.
The spokesman of Ogun Police Command, Mr Muyiwa Adejobi, said Joseph has been using the stolen uniform to rob adding that he would be charged to court at the completion of ongoing investigation.
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