Yobe: Vandals of the police transformer of the police

With a decisive move against the vandalism of the critical public infrastructures, the Yobe State Police Command arrested two men for alleged vandalization of a transformer in the area of ​​Sunomari in the city of Yusufari.

The suspicions, identified as Kabiru Ibrahim, 23, from Sabon Garin Gashu and Abubakar Abubakar, 24 years old, from Bade Local Government Area (LGA), were arrested by agents of the Yusufari Police headquarters, Blueprint.ng.

They are accused of dismantling the transformer and having stolen its components and cables, making it seriously damaged.

According to a declaration signed by the police officer of the police, Dungus Abdulkarim, the arrest was carried out on the basis of credible intelligence.

The declaration confirmed that the suspicions confessed the crime during the interrogation and an investigation is underway to facilitate their judicial proceedings.

The arrest, however, triggered a tense situation while the angry young people of the community gathered, trying to resist the jungle.

The crowd, outraged by those who described as the usual actions of the suspicions, tried to listen to men and gave everything a motorcycle belonging to one of them.

By condemning the deeds of vandalism, also the police commissioner, CP Emmanuel Ado, PSC, Fdc, issued a strong warning against vigilantism.

He urged the community to remain calm and allow the legal process to follow its course, ensuring that justice would be served.

“The command will not forgive any form of action of the crowd. We are committed to using the right process to guarantee justice,” said CP Ado.

He also recommended residents to always report suspicious activities to the nearest police station, instead of taking the law in their hands.