NSCDC Nabs Four with Truckload of Stolen Cables, Transformers En Route from Kano to Lagos

NSCDC Nabs Four with Truckload of Stolen Cables, Transformers En Route from Kano to Lagos

Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ondo State Command, have intercepted a truckload of stolen telecommunication and power infrastructure allegedly being transported from Kano to Lagos.

The four suspects — Mogaji Ibrahim (40), Umaru Adamu (32), Abba Muhazu (19), and Adamu Idris (25) — were apprehended at the old Ore Toll Gate along the Lagos-Benin Expressway in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State.

According to the NSCDC spokesperson in the state, Daniel Aidamenbor, the arrests followed credible intelligence received by the corps.

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“They were apprehended while transporting vandalised telecommunication wires, BEDC equipment such as transformer parts, high tension cables, copper and armoured cables and other cut-to-size metal objects from Kano to Lagos,” Aidamenbor said.

The NSCDC disclosed that all exhibits have been recovered and secured, while the suspects remain in custody as investigations are ongoing to identify their sponsors and other accomplices in the vandalism syndicate.

Aidamenbor reaffirmed the command’s commitment to protecting critical national assets and tackling economic sabotage, which he described as a growing threat to national infrastructure.