By Olawale Lamina
Following a credible piece of intelligence, the Trans-Amadi Division of the Rivers State Police Command arrested two suspects, caught vandalizing and attempting to steal NDDC Street Solar Lights along Danjuma Drive, off Trans-Amadi Road in Port- Harcourt, the state capital.
on the 26th of January 2025 at about 0300hrs, acting on , has made a significant breakthrough in combating vandalism with the
The suspects, Shaibu Yusuf ‘m’ aged 30yrs, an indigene of Bolari Town in Gombe LGA of Gombe State and Ibrahim Abubakar ‘m’ aged 28yrs, an indigene of Katsina LGA of Katsina State, but all resident at Okuru scrap dump, Abuloma Community, Port- Harcourt.
Items recovered from the suspects include, Solar Light Poles, Solar Light Panels,Solar Light Panel Bolts, Solar Light Panel Nuts and a knife.
The arrested suspects confessed to being part of a syndicate responsible for vandalizing and stealing Street Solar Lights and manhole covers in the area.
The command informed that the suspects had been charged to court while efforts are ongoing to apprehend other members of the syndicate to face justice accordingly.
“This arrest is part of a larger effort to tackle vandalism and theft of Street Solar Lights and manhole covers in the state,” according to the Police Public Relations Officer, Rivers State Command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko
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