Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kano Command, have arrested six suspects for allegedly vandalising and stealing electricity equipment at Hayin Da’e, Hotoro, in Tarauni Local Government Area.
This was conveyed in a statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SC Ibrahim Idris Abdullahi, on behalf of the State Commandant, Shafi’u Abdulmumini.
The arrest followed credible intelligence provided by members of the local vigilante group in the area. The suspects were apprehended with transformer cables believed to have been removed from a transformer in the community at midnight.
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The suspected vandals have been identified as Muhammad Yusuf (18), Muhd Sani Adamu (19), Umar Musa (19), Ahmed Auwal (20), Muhd Yusuf (28), and Usman Ali (19). Most of them are said to be residents of the affected communities.
Preliminary investigations by the Corps revealed that the suspects had been terrorising residents of Hayin Da’e, Farawa Kwanar Yashi, and Hotoro Eastern Bypass through burglary, theft, and vandalism of electricity installations.
The NSCDC said it has launched further investigations with the aim of arresting other accomplices, noting that confessional statements had already been obtained from the suspects.
The command assured that once investigations are concluded, the suspects will be charged to court.
