Police arrest six suspected cable vandals in Niger

Six suspected cable vandals in Niger State are currently in police custody following their arrest by officers from the State Command of the Nigeria Police.

This was disclosed in a press statement issued on Monday in Minna by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun.

According to the statement, the suspects are assisting detectives at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Minna, with information on their criminal activities.

Abiodun detailed that “on 27/10/2024 at about 1500hrs, police operatives attached to the Kpakungu Division, in collaboration with vigilante members, conducted a routine patrol along the Keteren-Gwari area of Minna.”

During the patrol, the joint team intercepted the suspects identified as Umar Mustapha (40), Idris Abdullahi (20), Mahmud Moh’d (37), Musa Zakari (42), Aliyu Musa (60), and Salihu Musa (45), all from the Alagbado and Keteren-Gwari areas of Minna.

The statement indicated that the suspects allegedly conspired to vandalise and steal armoured streetlight cables along Keteren-Gwari Road, Minna.

The PPRO added that during interrogation, the suspects confessed to the crime, and some of the stolen cables were recovered from them.

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