Dismissed naval officer lands in police cell

The Lagos State Police has arrested a naval officer, Muhammed Tunde who was dismissed from service in 2000.

Tunde was arrested for impersonating a serving military officer as well as orchestrating assaults.

According to a statement, Saturday by the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin.

Sharing a photo of the suspect he wrote, “Dismissed Nigerian Navy personnel, Muhammed Tunde (dismissed since 2000), making people believe he’s a serving military personnel, charges N20,000 to bring his boys and beat up anybody for you.

“He was apprehended while he and his boys were beating a hotel staff, a job contracted to him by one of the hotel customers who was asked to stop smoking in a ‘no smoking’ area of the hotel. Prosecution follows!”