Abuja NSCDC arrest three suspected vandals, cable thieves

The operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Federal Capital Territory Command have arrested three suspected vandals and cable thieves operating within the FCT and its environs.

This was made known by the FCT Commandant, Olusola Odumosu in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer, Comfort Okomanyi, vowing to decisively deal with criminals and vandals defacing the capital territory.

It was gathered that the suspects were caught around House on the Rock Church Junction, Airport road in the Federal Capital Territorry, with fibre cables which were identified to be government property.

The suspects were arrested by the NSCDC FCT Command Patrol team following intelligence reports that some criminals disguises as engineers pretending to be involved in cable works with the aim of vandalising and carting cables away.

The FCT Commandant, expressed disgust at the level of vandalism and destruction of infrastructure in the FCT.

The statement read, “We are going to flush vandals out of FCT. Thank God you are beginning to see the results of our reactivated patrol teams.

“We will intensify our efforts to fish out all of them, and more arrests would be made in due course.

“These 3 suspects vandalised and carted away fibre cables but unfortunately for them, the eagle eyed men of my patrol teams averted their plans.

“We shall deal decisively with them according to the extant laws to serve as deterrent to others.”

The FCT Commandant pointed out that the Command is working in collaboration with other security agencies within the FCT and collectively, they will sanitise the Federal Capital Territorry by restoring peace and ensuring adequate security.

He issued stern warnings to vandals, hoodlums, scavengers and other criminals to find their way out of Abuja because there is no place to hide anymore.

The arrested suspects are Peter Kile, “M”, 27 years old from Vandeikya LGA Benue State; Akanuge Sammel, “M”, 27 years old from konshisha LGA Benue State, and Justin Tundu, “M”, 31years old from Konshisha LGA Benue State.

The command maintained that the suspects would be handed over for prosecution after undergoing thorough investigations.