Driver nabbed for trying to enter camp using fake Army ID

A Grab car driver was arrested for posing as a soldier and using a fake ID to enter a military camp in Western Bicutan, Taguig City, on Monday night.

According to a report to the Southern Police District (SPD), Jerick Lee Ayuman, 30, was arrested for usurpation of authority. He remains detained at the Taguig City Police Station.

A check of his Hyundai Accent also yielded a Philippine Army uniform with a nameplate that bore his surname.

Pfc. Christopher Obat, who was stationed at the entrance to the Military Battalion, Headquarters and Headquarters Support Group in Fort Bonifacio, arrested Ayuman on the spot after the Grab driver introduced himself as a soldier and presented the fake ID.

“They know all the soldiers there so if they see an unfamiliar face, [they become] suspicious,” said SPD spokesperson Supt. Jenny Tecson.

Chief Insp. Ramon Christian Laygo, Taguig police investigation section head, said a check showed that Ayuman had twice successfully entered the military camp and this was his third attempt.

It was not known what he had done there during his past visits.

The Taguig police said they were trying to verify if Ayuman used to be a soldier.