NAIJA NEWS: Police Arrest NEPA Operatives Who Went To Steal Armored Wire In Anambra
two residents of Adamawa State have been arrested for allegedly vandalizing an electricity line and stealing some of the cables.
The Adamawa State Police Command which effected the arrest said it recovered some armored cables and a Toyota Corolla car from the suspects.
The command in a statement obtained on Sunday morning from the Police Public Relations Officer, Suleiman Nguroje, said operatives of the Command attached to Yola Division, “While on Area patrol along Rugange – Njoboliyo road, arrested two notorious vandals.” Nguroje named the suspects as Idi Wakil, 62 years, and Babangida Bello, 54 years, both residents of Madumari ward in Yola South Local Government Area.
He said the two had been identified to have been vandalising, stealing and selling out armored cables that connect Njoboliyo and other villages to Yola, resulting to power outage in those areas.
