NSCDC NABS 2 SUSPECTED OIL THIEVES, CABLE VANDALS IN FCT 22-09-23
By Sadiq Aminu The FCT Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested two suspected oil thieves alongside two alleged armored cable thieves at separate locations in the Federal Capital Territory territory (FCT).
The Commandant , FCT Command of the corps, Mr. Olusola Odumosu who paraded the suspects alongside other suspects at the command headquarters in Abuja, said they were apprehended through credible intelligence reports.
Commandant Odumosu explained that two of the suspects were apprehended for illegally being in possession of 16 jericans of petroleum products suspected to be crude oil at Pai in Kwali Area Council of the FCT.
“Investigation is in progress in order to ascertain the source of the products and possibly, x-ray the men behind the mask.
“Two other persons suspected to have vandalised electrical facilities at the premises of the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) were also arrested,” he said.
According to him, investigations are ongoing to further unravel those involved in the illicit crime alongside their sponsors and clients.
The Commandant said that a suspect was also apprehended for dislodging a flat screen television at Maitama District Hospital.
He said that the Command is taking proactive measures in eradicating and clamping down on the operations of miscreants and criminals, thereby chasing them into hiding.
“We are also tackling the theft of critical national infrastructure that are being vandalised and stolen by miscreants who disguise as scavengers.
“Over the years FCT has been polluted due to uncontrolled influx of these so called scavengers.
“Today there is an improvement and fresh air has began to sway in at all nooks and crannies of the metropolis,” Odumosu said.
Odumosu reaffirmed that the Command is not going to compromise its efforts in eliminating all forms of vandalism and criminality within the FCT.