Troops of the 73 Battalion (Motorised), operating under Operation HADIN KAI, have arrested a 25-year-old man dressed in military camouflage at Kashim Ibrahim University, Maiduguri, over suspected impersonation and possible links to criminal intelligence gathering.
Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the suspect, identified as Mubarak Mohammed, was apprehended at about 4:30 p.m. on July 1 at the university’s Njimtilo campus after his appearance in a desert camouflage uniform aroused suspicion among troops.
According to the sources, the suspect claimed during preliminary questioning that he was a newly admitted student of the university and had borrowed the military uniform from a civilian friend to attend the institution’s Career Week programme.
However, the claim quickly unraveled during interrogation.
