The Yobe State Police Command reported the arrest of two suspects for vandalizing a transformer in the Jakusko area of the state. The information was conveyed in a situation report shared with the press on Friday by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim.
As per the report, the individuals suspected of vandalism were apprehended on January 24, 2024, around 0200hrs by a collaborative team of police officers and Vigilante groups under the leadership of ASP Lukman Usman.
“A team of Policemen in conjunction with Vigilante groups led by P&G ASP Lukman Usman while on patrol intercepted and arrested one Bala Saidu ‘M’ of Numan LGA, Adamawa State, and Suraja Adamu ‘M’ of Gamawa LGA, Bauchi State with eight (8) jerrycans of diesel fuel and a pipe along Jakusko/Gololo road”, the report read.
It added that, during interrogation, the suspects confessed to having committed the act, hence the case is under investigation.
Recall that, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) impounded a truck carrying about 450 vandalized railway sleepers on Tuesday in Damaturu and arrested three suspects in connection to the crime.