Police arrest transformer vandals in Kebbi

By Haruna Aliyu, Birnin Kebbi

Kebbi State Police Command has stated that it arrested 2 persons successful the Bunza Local Government Area of Kebbi State for vandalising and stealing a transformer armoured cablegram belonging to the Government Secondary School, Bunza.

The spokesperson of the Kebbi State Police Command, CSP Nafiu Abubakar, successful a connection connected Saturday, said that the energy vandals broke into the schoolhouse premises aft tying up the nightwatchman, Muhammad Danda Nasharu, earlier proceeding to the transformer, wherever they utilized a chainsaw to region the armoured cablegram and different captious parts of the transformer.

However, acting connected credible information, the DPO Bunza section government, alongside vigilantes, mobilised to the country and instantly arrested 2 persons, 1 Sanusi Muhammad and Ibrahim Lawal, each from Sokoto State, portion the remainder took to their heels, hence a Toyota Eagle Eye with Niger State registration fig was recovered.

The connection added that the 2 fleeing suspects were subsequently arrested aft discreet investigations by the State Criminal Investigations Unit.

Commissioner of Police Bello Sani commended the efforts of the squad and urged them to prolong the crackdown connected energy vandals and thieves.

He said the Police are battle-ready to guarantee each captious authorities and nationalist assets are protected successful Kebbi State.

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