How 12 Guards Stole N4.8bn Materials From Kainji Power Plant –Police

The constabulary successful Niger State person fixed details connected however 12 guards conspired to vandalise and to bargain navigation fastener metals and beams worthy N4.8 cardinal from Kainji Power Plant.

LEADERSHIP reports that 12 of the guards were arrested by the constabulary successful New Bussa aft the information supervisor Shaibu Abu Sufyan confessed to committing the crime.

The constabulary nationalist relations officer, PPRO, Wasiu Abiodun confirmed that the lawsuit was transferred from New-Bussa Division to SCID Minna with 2 suspects Sufyan and 1 Ibrahim Musa successful furtherance to the probe of a transgression ailment received from Mainstream Energy Solutions Ltd.

He said the institution complained that “an inspection was conducted successful the navigation fastener gait of Kainji powerfulness works astatine Kaya junction and discovered that immoderate navigation fastener metals and beams were vandalised and stolen by chartless persons valued implicit 4.8bn naira”.

Abiodun said, “The New-Bussa Division arrested the 2 suspects who were information supervisors astatine the powerfulness plant, transferred the lawsuit to SCID Minna, and the operatives of the SCID, led by DSP Ahmed Saidu, commenced further investigation. Abu Sufyan, who initially denied the alleged crime, aboriginal confessed erstwhile confronted with facts.”

He stated that Sufyan confessed that helium perpetrated the enactment with 10 different suspects who were , each information unit nether him and they were each arrested.

He explained that “Preliminary probe revealed that each suspects conspired and contacted 1 Musa Khalid, Abah Khalid and Abdullahi who are large scrap dealers successful Nasarawa colony of Mashegu section authorities , mobilised to the determination of the navigation fastener gates”.

“Musa Khalid and others usually moved to the determination with acetylene state mostly during weekends astatine night, vandalised the metals, chopped into sizes and utilized a crane to load it into canter trucks which has been happening since 2023 – 2025,” helium added.

He said the items were usually taken to Musa Khalid’s store successful Nasarawa village, for weighing to ascertain the worth earlier outgo and proceeds are shared.

The constabulary spokesperson said probe revealed that Musa Khalid has galore agents done which the items were sold , to antithetic companies successful Lagos, Kwara and Osun states.