Scared of the dark - how do i get my 5 y.o sleeping without the light on

[Boys2mam]

my ds will be 5 nxt wk and usually sleeps with his bedside lamp on. His little brother is going to be moving into his room soon so I'm trying to get him to go to sleep without his lamp. I got him a gloe bear for xmas so he can have the light off but he now tells me he's having nightmares about someone coming to take him away!!

Any suggestions how to handle this?? I tried telling he's a big boy now but just got tears - am i wrong to force the issue?

Sorry, didn't mean to post 3 times

does he need to sleep in the dark??? I am 32 and dont like it!! LOL

I bought DD one if those conical nightlights that you can use as a torch
like this it gives off just enough of a glow but not too light plus has the advantage if "if you need a light...." with the torch part!