Crime
Police Nab Six Suspected Cable Theft Vandals In Niger State, Recover Armored Cables
The suspects were found to have conspired, vandalized, and stolen street lights and armoured cables along Keteren-Gwari road, Minna.
Minna, Niger State- The Niger State Police Command has arrested six suspects for alleged cable theft in Minna, the state capital.
The suspects were reportedly involved in stealing streetlight cables.
According to a statement from the police spokesperson, SP Wasiu Abiodun, said that the arrests occurred during a routine patrol along the Keteren-Gwari area of Minna on Monday.
The statement read, “On 27/10/2024 at about 1500hrs, Police operatives attached to Kpakungu Div with vigilante members, while on routine patrol along Keteren-Gwari area of Minna intercepted the following suspects: Umar Mustapha 40yrs, Idris Abdullahi 20yrs, Mahmud Moh’d 37yrs, Musa Zakari 42yrs, Aliyu Musa 60yrs, and Salihu Musa 45yrs all of Alagbado and Keteren-Gwari area, Minna,”
“The suspects were found to have conspired, vandalized, and stolen street lights and armoured cables along Keteren-Gwari road, Minna.
“During interrogation, they confessed to the crime, and some of the cables were recovered from them,” he added.