NSCDC arrest suspected vandals for damaging infrastructure

According to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in the Federal Capital Territory, vandals have damaged public infrastructure in Abuja to the tune of an estimated N5 million. 

This revelation was made by the FCT Commandant, Olusola Odumosu, at a press conference on Monday after 13 people were taken into custody on suspicion of damaging important national infrastructure. 

The accused were implicated in the damage of iron rods, billboards, armoured electrical wires, and street light cables throughout the capital before they were captured on September 7 and 9, 2024.

“We have 13 suspects arrested in different parts of the FCT between Saturday, 7 September 2024, and the early hours of Monday, 9 September 2024.

“Following intense surveillance and patrols, as well as a tip-off, the intelligence personnel working with the Critical National Assets and Infrastructure Department combed various parts of the city and arrested the 13 suspects,” the commandant said.

The NSCDC estimates the value of the targeted items to be approximately N5 million.

Odumosu noted, “The economic value of the vandalised infrastructure is estimated at five million naira only.”

Important places like Nnamdi Azikiwe Way and the Kukwaba railway overhead bridge were among those impacted. 

A variety of pilfered items, including motorbikes, shovels, armoured cables, billboards, and iron rods, were also retrieved by the command from the suspects.

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