82 Division of the Nigerian Army has, at last, nabbed one Godwin Awawe, who has for several months running, paraded himself in Enugu and Ebonyi states as an officer of the Nigerian Army. (Photo shows Awawe)Awawe was moving round the two neighboring states asking for financial help for families of army officers who lost their lives in Darfur and Sudan during the peace-keeping missions. Awawe, also, claimed that some of the soldiers were involved in a ghastly motor accident in Makurdi shortly after they returned. Awawe operated and assumed the name of Abraham Musa in his fakery business, and he had been deceiving unsuspecting members of the public that their donations would be paid into a charity scheme for the bereaved families.
Consequently, a lot of people, including top government officials, donated generously to Awawe’s charity program. Luck ran out on 41 year old Awawe on June 17 this year, when Major-General Mohammed Isah, General Officer Commanding [GOC], 82 Division, Nigerian Army, Enugu, paraded him before journalists in Enugu. Awawe launched his illegal charity program last February, and he operated in Army uniform, used fake Army identity cards and charity appeal cards which he printed.
Awawe ran into trouble when he went to the Ebonyi state chairman of the People’s Democratic Party [PDP], Dave Umahi, seeking his donation to the scheme. Umahi was about to make a hefty donation when he thought twice, and decided to call the Army on phone to find out the authenticity of the program. Awawe confessed to duping members of the public, saying he was led into committing the crime by one Gabriel Agbo from Enugu state. He said he made about N5, 000.00 on daily basis from his illegal charity program.
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