By Perez Brisibe

UGHELLI — MEN of the 222 Battalion, Agbarha-Otor, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, weekend, handed over to the police, two suspects arrested for impersonating the Commanding Officer, CO, of the 3 Battalion, Warri and 222 Battalion, Agbarha-Otor.

The suspects are Enguru Marvellous and Omowhovo Efe.

Handing over the suspects to the officer in charge of crime at Ughelli Area Command, DSP Raphael Wetjack, the Commanding Officer of 222 Battalion, Lt. Col. Mathew Oyekola, said the suspects while impersonating to be COs of the 3 Battalion, Warri and 222 Battalion, Agbarha-Otor, collected various sums of money from unsuspecting members of the public with a promise to assist them get recruitment into the Nigerian Army.

Warning the general public to be wary of persons claiming to assist them into the army, Oyekola stated that recruitment into the army was open to the public, following the writing of a recruitment examination.

He added that the recruitment didn’t require payments as claimed by the impersonators.

Receiving the suspects on behalf of Ughelli Area Command, DSP Wetjack stated that the suspects would face the full wrath of the law.

He noted that as a law enforcement agency, the police would ensure that justice was done and that the suspects were prosecuted on charges brought against them.