The Bauchi state Police Command, have arrested a 23-year-old man, who allegedly gained access in to the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, orientation camp in Bauchi, with a fake call-up letter and different stolen items, of corps members.
Confirming this to newsmen, the spokesperson of the state police command, said, the culprit allegedly gained access to the camp in Wailo, Ganjuwa Local Government Area of the state, with a fake call-up letter. He said, luck ran out of the suspect after the state NYSC camp director filed a complaint of constant theft, on the camp ground.
Wakili explained that during the course of investigation, it was discovered that the suspect was a dropout of a reputable university in Nigeria, where he was studying Biology in the Faculty of Science.
According to the PPRO, the suspect claimed he decided to come to the orientation camp through a friend, after his mother asked him why he had not graduated, not to talk of going for his NYSC while some of his mates had already finished.
At the close of the orientation course, the suspect had no money and had stolen two phones which was used to clear his debt of N17,000 with an indomie seller at Mami market who gave him a balance of N10,000 after collecting the two phones.
Wakili said the stolen phones were seen with the Indomie seller who later disclosed that they were given to him by the corps member who is now in police custody.
Source: lindaikejiblog.com
Edited by: Ngozi Anna Akunne.