A fake Army General, Aliyu Hussaini, believed to be sponsoring the Boko Haram insurgents, has arrested during a raid by soldiers of the 33rd Artillery Brigade in Bauchi State.
Hussaini, popularly known as Colonel, is believed to be a member of the dreaded Islamist sect and an impostor.
The suspect was clad in military apparel with a supposedly fake army identity card, while he posed for a shot inside a car.
The Nigerian Army in a statement on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 said: “The 33 Artillery Brigade, Nigerian Army, has recorded another landmark success in the ongoing Operation Zaman Lafiyah as troops of the brigade recently arrested one Aliyu Hussaini, popularly known as Colonel, a suspected Boko Haram terrorist and an Impostor who has been parading himself as a Brigadier-General in the Nigerian Army.
“The troops, who were acting on a tip-off, said Aliyu Hussaini was a sponsor and also a member of the Boko Haram terrorist organisation. (They) carried out a raid operation, which led to the successful arrest of Aliyu and another suspected Boko Haram member, one Ibrahim Mohammed, who is also known as Yuram.
“It was later gathered that Aliyu had been defrauding innocent citizens (with the claim) that he was a general in the Nigerian Army.”
