Operatives of the FCT Police Command attached to Central Police Station said they have arrested eight suspects for allegedly vandalising streetlights in Abuja.
The Police Public Relations Officer, FCT Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh, noted in a statement that the arrest was made while conducting routine anti-crime patrol within the city centre.
It listed the arrested eight suspects as Sani Musa, Ashiru Adamu, Markus Joseph, Suleman Ibrahim, Jamilu Umar, Usman Aliyu, Uzairu Sani, and Shafiu Bala.
Adeh alleged that the preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects are members of a criminal gang that specialises in the vandalism and theft of public and private infrastructure across the Central Business District, Maitama, Wuse, Garki, and Asokoro districts of the FCT.
Following their arrest, according to the FCT Police PRO, five long streetlight poles, cut at their base and suspected to have been stolen, were recovered from them.
The exhibits and suspects remain in Police custody and will be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigations.
The Command urged FCT residents to remain vigilant and promptly report suspicious persons and activities to the nearest Police station or through the Command’s emergency lines: 08032003913, 08061581938.