Michael Musa, a dismissed Nigerian soldier, was arrested in Niger State for impersonating a serving military officer and defrauding Point-of-Sale (POS) operators of over N470,000 while wearing full military camouflage.
The Niger State Police Command apprehended Musa following multiple reports of fraud in Bida, Kataeregi, and along Mandela Road in Minna. The arrest was made after a magistrate court referred the case to the Tudun-Wada Division on May 27, 2025.
According to police reports, Musa first defrauded a POS operator near Musa Bello Primary School in Bida on May 12, 2025, taking N120,000. He repeated similar acts on May 23 and May 29, collecting N300,000 in Kataeregi and N50,000 along Mandela Road, respectively.
Police detectives, aided by technical intelligence, arrested Musa at his residence on Mandela Road. During interrogation, he admitted to the crimes and revealed he was dismissed from the military in 2022 in Benin, Edo State.
The police confirmed the investigation is ongoing as more victims come forward with similar complaints.
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