Nigerian
Soldier Who Ran Away from the Army Because Of Boko Haram Arrested For Snatching
Car (Photo)
Thirty-four-year-old
Lance Corpo
ral Abubakar Isiaka who deserted the army because he was listed
among the soldiers to fight Boko Haram in Sambisa forest as he was afraid of
his life has landed in trouble.
According to
a report by NewTelegraph, Isiaka who abandoned his duty post and kissed goodbye
to the Nigerian Army as he didn't want to lose his life fighting the terrorists
was recently caught after he allegedly snatched a car belonging to another man.
Attempting
to explain why he deserted the army, Isiaka said that he was tired of watching
his friends and colleagues die at the war front, in the hands of Boko Haram
men.
He said: “I
was not officially dismissed from the Army. I decided not to go to work anymore
when I was posted to Sambisa Forest to tackle the Boko Haram sect. I was among
Nigerian soldiers that went to the Sudan Peace Keeping Mission. It was upon my
return to Nigeria that our commandant noticed that I was still agile and
gallant.
He then sent
me and some of my friends to Sambisa Forest. I lost most of my friend in that
battle. I then decided to leave the battle; I didn’t return to the army base
since then.”
After
walking away, Isiaka didn’t return property of the army. One of the items he
went away with was his uniform. He started using the uniform to commit crime.
He was eventually arrested along with his partner, an ex-convict, identified as
Saheed Akangbe, 24.
Isiaka and
his partner in crime were presented to journalists by the Oyo State
Commissioner of Police, Mr Abiodun Odude. They were both arrested for allegedly
snatching a Toyota Camry car. Odude said that both men specialized in snatching
different kinds of cars from unsuspecting owners.
One of the
cars allegedly recovered from them is a Toyota Camry car, marked KJA 89 ER.
They were arrested in Ibadan, on October 22, around 11:20pm, at Iyana-Offa,
Lagelu area of Ibadan. The duo allegedly confessed to series of car snatching
operations in Ogun, Lagos, Oyo, and other neighbouring states.
Asked what
he had been doing since he walked out on the Nigerian Army, Isiaka said: “I
usually lead my friends with my army uniform to find buyers for our stolen
cars. I was always well settled. It was my friend, Ismail Adeosun, who is still
in Abeokuta Prison that asked us to bring that Toyota Camry car to Ibadan for
sale. It was unfortunate that when we got to Ibadan later in the day, we
couldn’t get the buyer before we were arrested.”
Recollecting
how they were arrested, Akangbe, said: “We were asked to come to Ibadan with
the stolen car to deliver to a buyer; but on getting to Ibadan, we couldn’t
locate the person that our friend asked us to call. It was late in the night;
we decided to sleep inside the car till the following morning, unfortunately,
while we were sleeping, a night guard walked over and asked us to come down
from the vehicle. On sighting my partner with army uniform, he apologised and
went away. He later returned with policemen.”
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