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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>At least five persons suspected of vandalising railway tracks and sleepers arrested by the military at Sarkin Pawa, Munya Local Government Area of Niger State, are in custody of the police.<\/p>\n

The state Commissioner of Police, CP, Shawulu Ebenezer Danmamman, who disclosed this while parading the suspects in Minna, said they were intercepted by the military with a truckload of the vandalized items.<\/p>\n

The CP said, \u201cThe suspects were intercepted and arrested by the military components at Sarkin Pawa with a RAF truck vehicle with registration number KTN 246 YZ along Katima Bridge, Sarkin Pawa, fully loaded with railway tracks and sleepers suspected to have been vandalised from the railway site.\u201d<\/p>\n

The suspects include Adekunle Saheed, 44 years old, from Oyo State; Saifullahi Umar, 36 years old, from Katsina State; Awal Mansir, 25 years old, from Katsina State; Kabiru Lawal, 36 years old, also from Katsina State; and Aminu, 19 years old, from Katsina State.<\/p>\n

The CP revealed that during police interrogation, Adekunle Saheed confessed that one Engr. Ali, his boss, detailed him through a phone call to hire a truck and convey the railway infrastructure from Katama village, Kaduna, to Kwara State.<\/p>\n

Danmamman added that the<\/p>\n

police is determined to keep the state safe from all forms of criminal activities.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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