Crime
NSCDC intercepts stolen communication mast
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC), Niger Command, in Thursday disclosed that interception of an articulated vehicle conveying items which include communication mask, suspected to be the remnants of vandalised public property.
The Commandant of the NSCDC in Niger State, Mohammed Dandare, parading the suspects at the NSCDC Headquarters, Minna, on Thursday, represented by NSCDC Public Relations Officer Nasir Abdullahi, assured of the determination of Commandant General of Corps, Ahmed Audi, to protect critical national assets and infrastructure across the country.
The commandant narrated that the vehicle was intercepted by Niger State Command anti- vandal squad of the corps on Abuja-Kaduna expressway during routine patrol on receiving a tip off.
He said that Gali Abdullahi, a native of Gezawa Local Government Area, Kano State, and the driver were arrested on their way to Kano from Abuja.
Dandare explained that after preliminary investigations, the suspect admitted to be in possession of the mast belonging to the defunct NITEL.
He said that the suspect explained that his master, a Kano- based businessman, claimed to have bought the mast from a company.
“Investigation is still ongoing to ascertain their claims after which they will be charged to court,” he said.
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