Pix: Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi, NSCDC CG
The Katsin Stae Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence (NSCDC) has arrested one Hassan Abdullahi for allegedly stealing and damaging high-tension electrical wire.
60-year-old man, Hassan Abdullahi, was arrested by the special Anti-Vandal patrol team attached to Funtua division, successfully in Lasanawa village in Maska, Funtua Local Government Area of Katsina State.
DSP Buhari Hamisu, the command’s spokesman, “the suspect was later handed to the state command headquarters for further investigation.
“During investigation, the suspect confessed to committing the crime and revealed that on Aug. 28, 2024, he went to the outskirts of the village, climbed high-tension electric poles and vandalised the wires.
“He also disclosed that he removed different items, packed some of the items in bags and headed to scrap dealers at Funtua town,” the suspect said.
According to Hamisu, further investigation revealed that the suspect met with two scrap dealers in Funtua town who refused to buy the items from him.
He stated that the exhibits recovered from the suspect included angle iron, channel iron, pension clamp, strap, isolator handle, and scattered disc insulator.
According to Hamisu, other exhibits included adapter sockets, bolts and nuts, J-huck, spindles, electric aluminum conductors, spanners, pinches, and iron rods.
He added that after the completion of investigation, the suspect would be tried and prosecuted in a competent court of jurisdiction.
The NSCDC spokesman urged the residents of the state to always keep vigilant of government assets within the are of their jurisdicti at all times.
He stated that the command would not back down in its efforts to uncover the operations of vandals, economic saboteurs, and other criminals in the state.