NSCDC Arrests Suspects With 40 Jerrycans Of Petrol In Zamfara

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NSCDC Arrests Suspects With 40 Jerrycans Of Petrol In Zamfara

Three suspects, Malam Isah Ahmed, Usman Aliyu, Habibu Abdullahi have been arrested after they were caught by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corp (NSCDC), with 40 jerrycans of petrol (PMS) transported to bandits in Zamfara state.

The state NSCDC commandant, Sani Mustafa, who disclosed this while addressing newsmen at command headquarters in Gusau on Thursday, February 22, 2024, said one Sani Yakubu was also arrested for vandalizing electric cables at a secondary school in Gusau.

“On the 18 February, 2024, one Sani Yakubu (M) 41 years of age was arrested for vandalization of electric cables suspected to have been vandalized from Government Day Secondary School Tudun Wada Gusau,” he said.

He said that preliminary investigations have revealed that the suspect is notorious for vandalization of electrical wires within the said school premises in the state.

During interrogation, the suspect confessed to have vandalized electrical fittings and wires from the said school and sold the items to a crap dealer, Abubakar Ibrahim, at Labin labin area of Tudun Wada Gusau metropolis, at the rate of N23,000.
 
“On this fateful day, he broke into the school premises, burgled a window, and with the aid of a table, climbed into the ceiling and vandalized the electrification system of the school’s classroom block,”

Exhibits found with the suspect included 40 bunches of copper wires from the crime scene.