NSCDC arrests 19 suspected vandals in Kano

The Kano State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 19 suspected vandals in different parts of the state for allegedly tampering with critical national assets and infrastructure. The State Commandant of the Corps, Bala Bawa Bodinga, disclosed this during a media briefing at the command’s headquarters in Kano on […]

The Kano State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 19 suspected vandals in different parts of the state for allegedly tampering with critical national assets and infrastructure.

The State Commandant of the Corps, Bala Bawa Bodinga, disclosed this during a media briefing at the command’s headquarters in Kano on Wednesday.

According to him, the suspects were apprehended in Madobi, Tudunwada, Gwale, Minjibir, and Kumbotso local government areas following intelligence-led patrols and surveillance operations.

He said the suspects were caught engaging in unlawful activities such as tampering with electrical installations, communication cables, drainage slabs, and other public utilities.

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Items recovered from them, according to him, included several rolls of aluminum cables worth thousands of naira, 6.1kg of transformer armored cables, two rolls of “sukudai” (suck and die), a short spear (Dan Bida), rubber solution, one motorcycle, a broken soldering iron, as well as five shovels and five diggers.

“These arrests are a clear warning to those who derive pleasure in sabotaging our commonwealth by destroying critical infrastructure,” Commandant Bodinga said. “Vandalism not only results in huge economic losses but also endangers the lives of innocent citizens and hampers development.”

He assured that the suspects had been profiled, thoroughly investigated, and would be prosecuted in accordance with the law to serve as a deterrent to others.