Police arrest 10 suspected vandals in Jigawa

The Police Command in Jigawa says it has apprehended 10 suspects for alleged vandalism in various parts of the state.

This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in Dutse by DSP Shiisu Adams, spokesperson for the command.

Adams explained that three suspects were arrested in Yalleman when the command was investigating the vandalism of a transformer belonging to Gajo Farm Yard.

He said two of the suspects were residents of Yalleman town, Kaugama Local Government Area, while the third was from Hadin village, also in the same locality.

He added that another suspect was arrested at Mechanic village in Dutse town in possession of a reasonable quantity of burnt copper wires.

“The wires were strongly suspected to be stolen, and on interrogation, the suspect confessed to having bought them for the sum of N30,000.00 from another suspect who is at large.

“Efforts are being intensified to apprehend the principal suspect," he said.

The spokesperson further said that a four-man syndicate was also intercepted along the Kazaure to Roni axis, with armoured cable wire suspected to have been vandalised.

He said the suspects, who ran away and left the cables behind on sighting security operatives, were later apprehended.

Adams disclosed that one of the suspects was discovered to be an ex-staff member of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO).

“When interrogated, the suspects confessed to having vandalised the cable that connected Roni and Gwiwa areas with power supply,” he said.

He disclosed that another suspect was arrested in Jahun in possession of a burnt armoured cable wire, suspected to have been vandalised.

The suspect, according to him, confessed to having bought the cable wires from another suspect, an 18-year-old of Miga quarters in Jahun local government, who was also arrested.

“The duo, in an interrogation, confessed to having dug out the wires from the Jahun Education Department,” he said.

Shiisu said that all the suspects would be charged to court upon completion of investigations