Three security personnel arrested for vandalizing sections of railways in Nasarawa

Three safety personnel working with the Nigerian Police and the Nigeria Safety and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have been arrested for vandalising sections of the railways in Nasarawa State.

One Samuel Asoloko mentioned to be a personnel of the Nigerian Legion and a Chinese language Nationale recognized as Marra Thai had been additionally arrested.

Particular Adviser to the Governor on infrastructure, Yusuf Abubakar Musa, a former Supervisory Councillor on the Training of Nasarawa Eggon Native Authorities Space, Mohammed Isiaka and Samuel Shagbaor, a principal technical officer of the railway company protecting the Agyaragu space of the state had been additionally arrested.

 

The state Commissioner of Police, Bola Longe who paraded the suspects at the police headquarters in Lafia, the state capital on Thursday Might 27, mentioned one Nathaniel Bob, the Authorized Adviser to the Chinese language firm was additionally arrested for making an attempt to bribe the police with 600,000 to safe the discharge of his consumer. The bribe was rejected.

Longe mentioned;

“Nathaniel Oba ‘M’ 48yrs – Principal Accomplice Nathoba & CO a regulation chamber in Benin metropolis and the authorized adviser to Yong Xing Metal Firm Nigeria Restricted provided 600 thousand naira money to bribe the investigating staff of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit to safe the discharge of his consumer”

Two different individuals, Yusuf Ahmed and Abubakar Nuhu mentioned to be homeowners of trailers used to move the stolen railway slippers additionally allegedly tried to bribe the police with 160,000 naira for the discharge of their autos. They’re nevertheless not in custody for conspiracy.

Longe revealed that the arrest was made doable after the command developed an anti-vandalism template to checkmate actions of vandals throughout the state.

He mentioned;

“Based mostly on the knowledge on the disposal of the Nasarawa State Police Command from a number of sources, which all indicated that legal parts have turned the Nigerian railway tracks that traverse some main cities and villages in Nasarawa State en path to Benue state to gold mines the place they vandalise and cart away rail tracks/slippers.

“Consequently, the State Police command developed a strategic anti-vandalism template to arrest the tide of this unwholesome state of affairs.

“It’s gratifying to notice, nevertheless, that, this template paid off on 16/5/2021 at about 0130hrs and 24/5/2021 at about 0300hrs respectively when police operatives swooped on the vandals at their theatre of operation whereas vandalising and carting away railway tracks/slippers alongside Agyaragu Tofa in Lafia LGA and Angwan Alago of Kadarko district in Keana LGA.”

Marra Thai who manages a metal firm in Tungan Maje of Nigeria Capital Abuja in disguise, is alleged to be the legal receiver by means of his procurement officer Jacob Terlumun.

Longe added;

“Preliminary investigation into these circumstances to this point has revealed that it’s a grand conspiracy involving excessive web value people who act as sponsors and drivers of varied syndicates which specialize in vandalising Nigerian railway tracks/slippers in several components of Nasarawa State notably: Gudi-Lafia-Akeleku-Makurdi railway line.

“It is a traditional case of sabotage being perpetrated by unpatriotic Nigerians together with some personnel of security agencies who’re employed by the state to guard lives and property.

“This legal circus is sustained and saved alive by firms who course of metal/iron scraps and largely owned by international nationals who make wrongful positive factors on the expense of the nationwide curiosity”

Reveals recovered are One Falker Mercedes Benz Truck with registration quantity LFA 636 ZX loaded with vandalised rail tracks/slippers one DAF with registration quantity T-1726 LA trailer loaded with vandalised rail tracks/slippers, the sum of 100 and sixty thousand naira (N160,000) provided as bribe to safe the discharge of the car, two white Peugeot J5 buses – one among which is ladened with vandalised rail tracks with registration quantity XU 790 ENU ENUGU and QAP 654 XA respectively.

Investigations into the case are nonetheless ongoing at State Felony Investigation Division, Lafia.