Jigawa Police apprehend six suspected vandals

The Jigawa State Police Command has apprehended six individuals suspected of involvement in vandalism in the Kazaure Local Government Area.  

According to a statement released in Dutse on Monday by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Lawan Shiisu, five of the suspects, aged between 28 and 53, were arrested for acts of vandalism, while a 30-year-old was taken into custody for allegedly receiving stolen items.

Shiisu disclosed that on February 26, two of the suspects were caught after allegedly damaging a streetlight, armoured cable wires, and individual conduit service wires in the Bandutsi area of Kazaure.

He added that three more suspects were arrested on February 28, after allegedly conspiring to vandalise approximately 2,000 meters of high-tension wire in the Faru and Daba villages of the same LG.

According to him, during interrogation, the suspects identified Musa Yahaya, a 30-year-old from the Wajen Gabas area in Kazaure town, as an accomplice and the receiver of the stolen items.

The command’s spokesperson alleged that Yahaya knew the cable wires belonged to the government and were stolen items.

He added that the suspects, who had allegedly confessed to the crime, had since been charged in court.