Sexagenarian arrested while allegedly carting away high-tension wire

The suspect, Hassan Abdullah

Published By: Isa Isawade

A sexagenarian, Hassan Abdullahi, has been arrested for allegedly vandalising and carting away high-tension electric wire in Katsina.

The Katsina State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) effected the arrest of the 60-year-old.

DSP Buhari Hamisu, the command’s spokesman disclosed this to newsmen while parading the suspect in Katsina on Saturday.

According to him, the suspect was arrested by the NSCDC personnel of the Funtua Division.

“The special Anti-vandal patrol team attached to Funtua division, successfully apprehended the suspect, of Lasanawa village in Maska, Funtua Local Government Areas.

“The suspect was later handed to the state command headquarters for further investigation.

“Abubakar is a suspected vandal of high tension electric cables belonging to the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) and theft.

“During investigation, the suspect confessed to committing the crimes 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,” he said.

Hamisu said that further investigation revealed that the suspect met two scrap dealers in Funtua town who refused to buy the items from him.

He said the exhibits recovered from the suspect included angle iron, Channel iron, pension clamp, strap, isolator handle and scattered disc insulator.

Hamisu said other exhibits were adaptor sockets, bolts and nuts, J-huck, spindles, electric aluminium conductors, spanners, pinches and iron rods.

He further said that the suspect would be charged to a competent court for prosecution after the completion of the investigation.

The NSCDC spokesman called on the good people of the state to be law-abiding and obey rules and regulations.

He said that the command would not relent in its commitment to uncover all the activities of vandals, economic saboteurs and other criminals in the state.