Lagos police arrest dismissed Navy personnel extorting N20,000 from residents

The arrested individual, identified as Muhammed Tunde, has allegedly been extorting N20,000 from members of the public while falsely presenting himself as a current military personnel

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested an individual who was dismissed from the Nigerian Navy in 2000 but has been impersonating a serving military officer. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the state Police Public Relations Officer, disclosed this in a brief statement issued on Saturday.

The arrested individual, identified as Muhammed Tunde, has allegedly been extorting N20,000 from members of the public while falsely presenting himself as a current military personnel. Additionally, he has reportedly assaulted innocent residents.

However, the police spokesperson said that Tunde had been making people believe he was still a serving military personnel, and also charged N20,000 from people as well as beat up innocent residents.

The police said that Tunde was arrested while he and his boys were beating a hotel staff, a job contracted to him by one of the hotel customers who was asked to stop smoking in a “no smoking” area of the hotel.

The police spokesperson said, “Dismissed Nigerian Navy personnel, Muhammed Tunde (dismissed since 2000), making people believe he’s a serving military personnel, charges N20,000 to bring his boys and beat up anybody for you.

“He was apprehended while he and his boys were beating a hotel staff, a job contracted to him by one of the hotel customers who was asked to stop smoking in a ‘no smoking’ area of the hotel.

“Prosecution follows!”

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