A dismissed soldier, Corporal Shedrack Christopher, has
been arrested for allegedly stealing two phones in the hotel he lodged.
Christopher (29) allegedly stole two Infinix Hot 4
handsets valued at N86, 000 from Express View Hotel, located at the Ketu-Ijanikin
area of Lagos.
The suspect, who bears Shedrack Christopher in his
Army identify card, bears Kenneth Chikwe in his Driving License.
The suspect, however, denied, stealing the phones,
which was found in his possession. He told the police that he picked the
phones. He explained that after he found the phones, he left instruction with
some of the hotel staff that anyone whose phone was missing should get in touch
with him.
The dismissed soldier, who joined the Nigerian Army
in November 2013, and left in 2018, said that his intention was never to steal
the phones.
Asked why he had cutlass, axe and knife in his
possession, he replied: “I do carry bags of rice for traders along Badagry Expressway
with my car. And bad boys used to disturb me. I need to defend myself. In fact,
I got the weapons to protect myself.”
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Zubairu
Muazu, said that on March 3rd, Ijanikin Police Station received a complaint
from Express View Hotel, Ketu Ijanikin, that a lodger, identified as
Christopher, who claimed to be soldier stole two Infinix Hot 4 handset valued
at N86, 000 from the bar and hotel room.
When his room was searched, the items were recovered,
including axe, cutlass, knife and a Nigerian Army warrant card.
Muazu further said: “Honda Accord car with
registration number Lagos SMK 846 and an Army uniform was recovered from him.
The suspect confessed to have deserted from the Nigerian Army in 2017. He
participated in the killing at Igando, Lagos and Edo states in 2017 after
deserting the Army.”
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