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NSCDC arrest railway vandals in Enugu state

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A six-man gang that specializes in vandalizing railway traces have been arrested by the Enugu Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.

 

The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Denny Manuel said the suspects had been arrested at Ubahu Neighborhood in Enugu East native authorities area of Enugu State on April 2, 2023, in collaboration with the Garrison Command, 82 Division of the Nigerian Army.

These arrested have been acknowledged as Zakari Ishaka, 25 Katsina; Amadu Danladi 40, kano; Abdulkareem Haruna 19, Katsina; Ousman Idris (19) kano; Musa Hamza (23) Kano and Arma Yau Magaji (42) Katsina.

 

Manuel said the arrest was made potential following a sequence of intelligence synergy between the Corps and the Nigerian Army.

 

The assertion study;

 

 “After sustained surveillance and intelligence gathering about their nefarious actions, our males arrested the suspects whereas that they had been conveying the vandalised railway slippers belonging to the Nigeria Railway Firm Japanese District Enugu, in a truck with registration amount BSA 189 XA.

“Devices recovered from the suspects embody; a sizeable quantity of Rail slippers and rail tracks scale back to measurement and completely different railway provides, and a truck with registration BSA 189 XA.

“The suspects are already serving to Corps in its investigation to unravel completely different culprits and their sponsors.”