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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Yobe State Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has arrested six suspects who allegedly vandalised transformers and power substations in Damaturu.<\/p>\n

Mr Adamu Zakari, State Commandant of NSCDC stated this while parading the suspects in Damaturu on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn April 14, at about 6:00 a.m., NSCDC operatives arrested 18 year-old Adamu Abdullahi and 19 year-old Isa Umar for allegedly vandalising armoured cables behind the Yobe State Secretariat Complex in Damaturu,\u201d Zakari said.<\/p>\n

He said that a resident of Waziri Ibrahim Estate had raised an alarm which led to the arrest of the suspects.<\/p>\n

The commandant said investigation revealed that the vandalised armoured cable recovered from the suspects is about 20 metres of 50milimetre pure copper single core cable, valued at about N1.2 million.<\/p>\n

He said further investigation also linked three other suspects to the vandalisation and theft of the cables.<\/p>\n

According to Zakari, the suspects confessed to have committed the offence and are cooperating with the investigation team.<\/p>\n

He added that the suspects voluntarily admitted that they had vandalised several transformers within Damaturu metropolis.<\/p>\n

Zakari said that on April 6, the residents of Nayi Nawa Tsallake also in Damaturu had apprehended and handed over to the command, one Umar Mustapha,34, for allegedly vandalising a power substation.<\/p>\n

According to him, items recovered from the suspects included a ladder, safety helmet, plier, a pair of safety hand gloves, safety waist belt, with lanyard, safety booth, and fake identity cards among others.<\/p>\n

He said investigations revealed that some of the suspects were former ad hoc employees of Yola Electricity Distribution Company (YEDC), who were laid off by the company.<\/p>\n

The commandant said the suspects would be charged to court upon completion of investigations.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Yobe State Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has arrested six suspects who allegedly vandalised transformers and power substations in Damaturu. 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