No fewer than five suspected vandals and cable thieves have been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Federal Capital Territory Command, for unlawful possession of communication cables.
The suspects include Sulieman Abdulamin (30) from Kagaro Local Government Area of Kaduna State; Musa Yakubu (37) from Gwagwalada Area Council of FCT; Celestine Nelson (29) from Kagaro LGA of Adamawa State;
Others are Oluwatosin Henry (27) from Ondo West LGA of Ondo State and Okolawen Femi (25) from Akoko South LGA of Ondo State.
According to Olusola Odumosu, the FCT Commandant, on Thursday, the corps arrested two persons at Pai, in Kwali Area Council, in possession of 16 jerrycans of petroleum products suspected to be crude oil, adding that an investigation is ongoing to ascertain the source of the products and possibly, identify the man behind the mask. In comparison, two other persons who were suspected of having vandalised the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company armoured cables at the premises of the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation were also arrested.
Speaking during the parade, Odumosu stated, “In the course of carrying out this noble assignment, the Command arrests suspects on a daily basis based on its usual proactive approach to work. Suspected vandals and other criminals are apprehended on a daily basis with their exhibits in their hands.
“At the end of the investigations, the suspects will be prosecuted, as the command is not willing to compromise its effort to totally and absolutely eliminate all forms of vandalism and criminality within the metropolis.”
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