NSCDC CG, Dr Ahmed Audi
The operatives of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have apprehended two suspects for alleged vandalisation of rail tracks around Southern Kaduna at Kanfancha axis, in Jama’a Local Government Area of the State.
According to a statement on Tuesday by the national Public Relations Officer of NSCDC, Mr. Babawale Afolabi, the Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad (CG’s SIS) acting on credible intelligence, intercepted “some unscrupulous and disgruntled elements who conspired and vandalized Rail tracks around Southern Kaduna at Kanfancha axis, in Jama’a LGA of the State”.
The operation, Afolabi said was in line with the NSCDC Commandant General’s directive on zero tolerance towards the nefarious activities of vandals destroying railway infrastructure and other government’s critical national assets.Related PostsInsecurity: NSCDC FCT Commandant tasks personnel on intelligenceWe lost two soldiers, one NSCDC official to armed herders —Army commanderUnknown gunmen kidnap two in Oyo community
He revealed that the suspected vandals stormed the location with an empty truck to load the already vandalized rail track iron concealed inside a sugarcane plot around Kwoi-Kagarko-Tafa-Jere road in Kaduna State.
He said with the prompt intervention of the CG’s Special Intelligence Squad, the suspects ran out of luck as they were swooped on after the saboteurs were trailed to a location where they were eventually intercepted and rounded up.
“Two suspects, Rachard Istifanus (M) 31, who provided escort for the vandals and Usman Yusuf (M) 44, who drove the truck were arrested immediately,” he said.
The Intelligence operatives also impounded an unmarked container body long trailer truck containing and laden with vandalized rail track and slippers.
While on the operation, a suspect named Peter from Kanfancha who, according to information gathered, was said to be the owner of the vandalized materials is currently at large.
Meanwhile, the Commandant General, Dr Abubakar Audi, has ordered full-scale investigations into the incident while the two suspects have been taken into custody for further investigation after which they would be appropriately arraign in Court.