A 25-year-old man, identified as Mubarak Mohammed, has been arrested by troops of the 73 Battalion under Operation HADIN KAI at the Njimtilo Campus of Kashim Ibrahim University in Maiduguri, Borno State, for allegedly impersonating a military personnel.
The suspect was apprehended at about 4:30 p.m. on July 1 after he was reportedly seen wearing a desert camouflage military uniform within the university premises.
According to military sources, Mohammed claimed during preliminary interrogation that he was a newly admitted student who had borrowed the military uniform to participate in the university’s Career Week activities.
However, security operatives became suspicious after he allegedly failed to communicate in English, could not produce a student identity card, and was unable to access the university’s admission portal to verify his admission claim.
The university management subsequently confirmed that Mohammed was not a registered student of the institution. It also clarified that participation in the Career Week programme was strictly reserved for final-year students.
Security sources further disclosed that investigators are probing the suspect over allegations that he may have been gathering intelligence on behalf of criminal or terrorist elements while posing as a member of the Nigerian military. The allegation has not been proven, and investigations remain ongoing.
Mohammed is currently in the custody of the 73 Battalion under Operation HADIN KAI, where further investigations are being conducted.
The military reiterated that impersonating members of the Armed Forces constitutes a serious security offence, warning that such acts could be exploited by terrorist groups and other criminal elements to threaten national security.
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