Friday, February 21, 2025 - The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has arrested 17 suspects in connection with the vandalism of telecommunications masts and power installations in Yobe State.
The Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad, led by Commandant
AS Dandaura made the arrests on Wednesday.
Dandaura said in a statement signed by the corps spokesperson, Afolabi
Babawale that the operation was carried out based on directives from the NSCDC
Commandant General, Dr Ahmed Audi, who had expressed a zero-tolerance policy
for all acts of vandalism and sabotage of critical national infrastructure.
Dandaura explained that the operation focused on three warehouses in
Damaturu, the capital of Yobe State, where the items stored were stolen.
Intelligence gathered earlier indicated that the locations were used as
storage bases for vandalised telecommunications masts, power transmission
equipment, and rail track gadgets.
According to the statement, the warehouses are located at the Pilgrim
Nasarawa Bypass, Dujiya behind the new market, and Abari Bypass in Damaturu.
“Acting on the CG’s marching order, we raided three separate warehouses
in Damaturu, Yobe State, as we earlier gathered intelligence that there were
storage bases for vandalised telecom masts, power transmission and rail track
gadgets within the crime scene.
“The clearance operation which took hours led to the uncovering of three
warehouses located at the Pilgrim Nasarawa Byepass in Damaturu, another one at
Dujiya behind the new market while the third warehouse was uncovered at the
Abari bypass also in Damaturu,” he added.
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