Army Arrests 4 For Armoured Cable Theft In Borno

The Nigerian Troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE on patrol at the outskirts of Maiduguri metropolis has yesterday arrested 4 suspected vandals of critical national assets in the area.According to a statement by the acting director, Army public relations, Col Sani Kukasheka Usman, the suspects were arrested while attempting to cart away heavy armoured belonging to power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) that they vandalised.The patrol team, intercepted Aliyu Jubril, 24 years old man, who is also a member of National Youth Service Corps, Ismail Baba, 22 years old and a student of Ramat Polytechnic Maiduguri , Mohammed Suleiman, aged 25, a driver and Mohammed Bukar aged 15, and assistant to the driver, at Silo along Maiduguri-Damboa road while attempting to cart away heavy armoured cable belonging to Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) that they vandalised.They lifted and loaded the heavy cables in a truck using a crane with registration number 09B-15BO before their arrest. One of the suspects came with a Honda Accord car (2001 model) with registration number GA 544-ABC in a bid to escort to an undisclosed location.The suspects are being interrogated and would soon be handed over to the appropriate security agency, Col Sani Kukasheka Usman said.
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