The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested six individuals suspected of vandalism in Kazaure Local Government Area.
In a statement issued on Monday in Dutse, the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Lawan Shiisu, confirmed the arrests.
According to Shiisu, five suspects, aged between 28 and 53, were arrested for vandalism, while a 30-year-old man was taken into custody for allegedly receiving stolen items.
Two of the suspects were apprehended on February 26 for allegedly vandalizing streetlights, armored cable wires, and conduit service wires in the Bandutsi area of Kazaure.
Further investigations led to the arrest of three additional suspects on February 28, accused of conspiring to vandalize approximately 2,000 meters of high-tension wire in Faru and Daba villages.
During interrogation, the suspects reportedly identified 30-year-old Musa Yahaya from Wajen Gabas in Kazaure town as an accomplice who knowingly received the stolen items.
Shiisu stated that the suspects confessed to the crime and have been charged to court.
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