NSCDC Arrests 19 Suspected Vandals in Kano

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The Kano State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested no fewer than 19 suspected vandals across different parts of the state within three days.

State Commandant, Bala Bodinga, disclosed this while briefing journalists at the command headquarters on Wednesday.

He said the suspects were apprehended in Madobi, Tudunwada, Gwale, Minjibir, and Kumbotso local government areas following intensified intelligence-led patrols and surveillance.

“In the course of the operations, operatives of the command, through intelligence-led patrols and surveillance, arrested 19 suspected vandals at different locations across the state,” Bodinga stated.

Offences and Recoveries

According to him, the suspects were caught tampering with electrical installations, communication cables, drainage slabs, illegal substances, and other public utilities.

Items recovered from them include:

• Several rolls of aluminium cables worth tens of thousands of naira

• 6.1kg of armoured transformer cables

• Two rolls of sukudai (suck and die) and short spear (Dan Bida)

• Rubber solution (sholusho)

• One motorcycle

• A broken soldering iron

• Five shovels and five diggers

Bodinga noted that the suspects have been profiled and investigated, and would be charged to court to serve as a deterrent to others.

Warning Against Sabotage

The Commandant condemned vandalism as an act of sabotage against the collective wealth of citizens.

“Vandalism not only results in huge economic losses but also endangers the lives of innocent citizens and hampers development,” he said.

He assured that the NSCDC would continue to strengthen intelligence gathering, intensify patrols, and collaborate with other security agencies, traditional rulers, and community stakeholders to flush out vandals and economic saboteurs in Kano State.

Bodinga also appealed to residents to volunteer timely and useful information to help protect critical national infrastructure.