The Ghana Armed Forces says no soldier was part of a car snatching syndicate arrested in Tamale over the weekend.

In the several videos and pictures on social media, one of the suspects is seen wearing a military camouflage uniform and has been described as a soldier of the Ghana Armed Forces.

However, the GAF, in a statement said the suspect is not a soldier.

The army said it is worried about the rising state of impersonation by civilians weather wearing military uniforms or posing of fake pictures of themselves as military to defraud unsuspecting Ghanaians.

The GAF said it is ready to corporate with the Police to unravel the source of the military uniform in this particular incident and stop the unauthorized sale of military uniforms across the country.

The five robbery suspects one wearing a military uniform snatched a Toyota Camry salon car from its owner at a residential area in Tamale and bolted.

However, the Police pursued them and succeeded in arresting them at Buipe.

A search on them led to the retrieval of a G3 Riffle and a pistol.