NSCDC arrests 19 suspects for stealing bags of rice

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NSCDC arrests 19 suspects for stealing bags of rice

The Kano State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps said its operatives have arrested 19 suspects who allegedly attacked a truck loaded with 50kg bags of Alhamsad Rice, along Zaria Road.

The command’s Public Relations Officer, Ibrahim Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.

He said the incident occurred on Sunday at about 11.30am.

“A truck with plate number UGG 532 XA Kano, loaded with hundreds of bags of rice from Alhamsad Rice Mill, Sharada, Kano heading to Zaria, Kaduna State, has been attacked by hoodlums carting away substantial 50kg bags of rice loaded on the trailer,” the statement read.

He added that while the incident was going on along Kano-Zaria Road, good Samaritans informed operatives of the NSCDC Kano command who swiftly mobilised personnel to the scene.

Abdullahi said 19 individuals were arrested and 29 bags of 50kg were recovered from them.

He explained that the driver of the truck and his assistants were rescued unhurt and the suspects are now in the custody of the corps.

He revealed that the suspects will be charged as soon as the investigation is concluded