NSCDC parades 13 alleged Abuja vandals

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has paraded 13 suspected vandals arrested at various locations in Abuja and also recovered some stolen items worth N5 million.

The force said the success was the result of intensive surveillance and patrolling as well as reporting, adding that intelligence personnel working with the Department of National Critical Infrastructure and Assets had combed various areas of the country’s capital.

The NSCDC FCT Commander, Dr. Olusola Odumosu, speaking to newsmen on Monday, said his command last week conducted a training for the intelligence department, where they were taught modern intelligence gathering techniques and tasked to be proactive in ridding the FCT of vandals who have damaged national assets and infrastructure.

He said: “I am pleased to inform you that today. We have 13 suspects arrested in different parts of the FCT within the FCT between Saturday 7th September 2024 and the early hours of Monday 9th September 2024 and the following persons were arrested:

“Bitrus Obadiah, male, 33, of Obi Local Government of Nasarawa State, and his counterpart Girgi Msugh Peter, male, 32, of Giwer Local Government Area of ​​Benue State, were both arrested by our men at 2am on Sunday, September 8, 2024 near Kukwaba 1 overhead railway bridge on Berger Area 1 expressway before Finance bridge, while vandalising street light cables and billboards.

“Auwal Umar, male, 42, of Kontagora Local Government Area of ​​Niger State, Jacob Jibut, male, 39, of Kanke Local Government Area of ​​Plateau State and Abdulfatai Aliyu, male, 22, of Batsari Local Government Area of ​​Katsina State were caught red-handed vandalising armoured power cables along Nnamdi Azikiwe road, opposite Wonderland, at about 3.30am on Sunday, 8th September, 2024.

“Timothy Maigida, male, 28, of Kachia Local Government Area of ​​Kaduna State, was caught red-handed vandalising armoured cables at Mabuchi Motor Park on Sunday, 8th September, 2024 by our vigilant patrolling men. The items recovered were a shovel, excavators and armoured cables. Upon interrogation, he also confessed to the crime.

“Williams Friday, male, 51, of Ojo Local Government of Lagos State, and Sunday Ezekiel, male, 27, of Kabba Local Government of Kogi State, were caught by our patrol men while jumping the fence of the Hilton Garden premises in Wuse Area 5 at about 4.30am on Saturday, September 7, 2024. They are suspected of having criminal intentions.

Lawal Harisu, a 29-year-old man, Sabuwa Local Government of Katsina State, Mohammed Yakubu, a 24-year-old man, Dandume Local Government of Katsina State, and Mohammed Zayyanu Auwal, a 27-year-old man, Chikum Local Government of Kaduna State, were arrested at 9.01pm on September 8, 2024 at Prince and Princess Estate while vandalising iron bars from the plates.

“Mohammed Kabiru, a 26-year-old male from Warri North Local Government of Delta State and Abubakar Mohammed, a 24-year-old male from Soba Local Government of Kaduna State were both arrested under a flower bush in Mabuchi at about 2am today, September 9, 2024. They were caught holding laterite and were seen hiding from our patrolling men, which was very suspicious. Having laterite in their hands at such an unnatural hour is an indication that they had dug something from somewhere and were taking cover when they spotted the command men.”

He said that among the objects recovered were: armored cables, motorcycles, shovels, excavators, wrenches, saws, machetes, pieces of iron bars, Indian hemp, hydraulic pumps, billboards, hoes, knives, among others.

Odumosu warned criminally inclined persons “residing in the FCT to do good to themselves and refrain from criminal acts or relocate from Abuja as we will leave no stone unturned to ferret them out and ensure they are brought to justice.”

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