EFCC Arrests Impostor Army General, Claims Buhari Appointed Him COAS

Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested an impostor called Bolarinwa Oluwasegun, who claims he is an Army General over alleged N270 million fraud.

Mr Wilson Uwujaren, in a statement in Abuja on Thursday, said the suspect allegedly made false representations to the complainant, Kodef Clearing Resources.

Uwujaren said the suspect informed the clearing company that President Muhammadu Buhari had shortlisted him and one other to be appointed as the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), saying he needed a short grant “to press and process the appointment.”

“He was arrested at his house in the Alagbado area of Lagos State on Wednesday, January 12, 2022.

“Upon his arrest, six pump action guns, three cartridge bullets, a swagger stick and several forged documents were recovered from him,” Uwujaren said.

According to Uwujaren, the suspect will be charged to court as soon as investigations have been concluded.

– NAN