Armoured Cable vandals nabbed in FCT

Operatives of the Fed­eral Capital Territory (FCT) Police Com­mand have busted and ar­rested members of a notorious syndicate that specialises in vandalising armoured cables and other installations in FCT.

The suspects, according to a statement by the Command Spokesman, Manzah An­juguri, include Nafiu Zayanu , Yushau Kabir, Iliasu Abuba­kar, Ashiru Sani and Aliyu Us­man.
The suspects whose age bracket is between 20- 25 lived in -Apo Pantaker Mar­ket.
They were however, arrest­ed at Aminu Kano Crescent Wuse II while vandalising electrical cables belonging to Abuja Electrical Distribution Company.
Exhibits recovered from the suspects, according to the statement, include 87 pieces of electrical cables, giant cut­ting machine, and a red colour Golf 3 car with registration number AH 972 KRV.
In a related development, operatives of the Command while on patrol intercepted some hoodlums who were vandalising some armoured cables at Maitama Round -About by Yakubu Gowon House.
When they sighted the po­lice operatives, the suspects abandoned their operational car and the vandalised cables and took to their heels.
76 pieces of armoured ca­bles and a black golf 3 saloon car with registration. Number YLA 582 TS were recovered from them. .
However, the FCT Com­missioner of Police (CP) Muhammad Mustafa, in the statement, reassured resi­dents of capital city that Police Command under his watch has put in place proactive se­curity measures to secure and protect electrical installations and all critical infrastructures in the FCT from being van­dalised by hoodlums.
Mustafa has since ordered the transfer of the suspects and exhibits to the Command Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation that will lead to the arrest of their co­hort and possible prosecution.