The Niger State Commissioner of Police, CP Shawulu Ebenezer Danmanman, has paraded 12 suspects accused of vandalizing government property in Minna and other parts of the state.
Speaking at a press briefing in Minna, Danmanman explained that the suspects were arrested on January 24 and 25, 2025, following reports of miscreants exploiting the ongoing infrastructure upgrades to steal public property.
The first group of suspects, Shamsudeen Ibrahim (19), Abba Shuaibu (24), and Faisal Aliyu (18), all from Limawa, Minna, were apprehended with tools such as streetlight cables, diggers, hammers, and cutters.
The second group included Khalid Shehu (18), Ibrahim Lawal (21), Gambo Umar (18), Mohammed Lawal (24), and Magaji Garba (31), who were found with burnt electric armored cables.
In a separate incident on January 7, 2025, four more suspects—Ibrahim Aliyu (32), Kabiru Adamu (35), Mohammed Alfa (23), and Basiru Hamidu (28)—were arrested in Masuga village for vandalizing aluminum conductors. They were caught with approximately three rolls of aluminum conductors, covering about 80 kilometers.
All suspects are currently under investigation at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Minna.
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