The Anambra State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has detained four individuals involved in the vandalism of the electricity armoured cable supplying power to the Chinua Achebe International Airport in Umueri.
According to reports, these suspects specialize in vandalizing armoured wires and other electrical installations. The Corps’ operatives made the arrest on November 4, 2023.
State Commandant of NSCDC, Edwin Osuala, paraded the arrested suspects in Awka on Friday. He attributed the successful operation to prompt and reliable intelligence provided by a vigilant resident of Awka.
”The Command received a distress call about 6:30 am on Monday, Nov. 4, 2023, reporting that a group of people were vandalising armoured cable behind the Dr. Alex Ekwueme Square Awka.
“Upon the information, operatives of the command swung into action and arrested four suspects with bundles of vandalized armoured electric cable.
The arrested persons, all males, are “Monday Chukwu, aged 37 from Ntezi Ebonyi State, Okwudiri Nnaji, aged 29, from Idodo Nkanu East Enugu State, Agu Ikechukwu, aged 20 from Ehamufu Isiuzo Local Government Area (LGA), Enugu State, and Chinecherem Idoho, from Uboloafor Udenu, Enugu State,” he said.
The State Commandant directed the Investigation and Intelligence Department to activate the mechanism for apprehending other fleeing suspects in connection with the crime.
He said after thorough investigation, all suspects would be arraigned in court.
Osuala frowned at the operations of power installation vandals in the state, who he described as economic saboteurs and warned that anyone found would face the full force of the law.