The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has arrested nine suspects for vandalism of critical national assets and infrastructure.

The FCT Commandant of the NSCDC, Olusola Odumosu, revealed this on Wednesday, saying four of the nine suspects were arrested while vandalising street lights, bridges, communication masts, armoured cables and other critical assets and infrastructure

Odumosu said NSCDC operatives, while on a routine patrol on October 21, 2024, arrested Abdullahi Sani, Male, 24 years old, from Kukawa LGA of Borno State.

“He was caught in the act of dismantling and vandalising street lights and amoured cables around the Yoruba mosque, Utako.

“Further investigations led to the arrest of five buyers of the vandalised critical national assets and infrastructure at Pantaker, Jabi,” Odumosu said.

According to him, the second suspect, Ishaku Toma, was arrested while vandalising a bridge pavement along the Kado/Galadimawa Road, Idu Industrial.

He added that another suspect, Abubakar Habibu, was arrested at about 3.40am on 22nd October, around Mabushi Bridge while vigorously digging the ground to unearth and steal the street-lights armoured cables around the bridge.

“Daniel Peter, a 24-year-old male, was also arrested on Tuesday, October 22nd, at the Public Service Institute, Kubwa Express Road, Abuja, while vandalising armoured cables within the premises,” he stated.

The commandant also presented to the press exhibits recovered from Moshood Abiola Stadium on October 15, 2024.

He said the command’s patrol team intercepted some vandals in the process of vandalising telecommunication masts at the ‘B’ parking area of the Moshood Abiola Stadium.

“Although the vandals took to their heels upon sighting personnel of the command, the already dismantled items, which include 9 Base Transceiver Station (BTS) cabinets, among others, were recovered from the bushy environment during a thorough search/combing of the entire vicinity,” he said.