The FCT Police Command has arrested an official of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company and five others over suspected vandalizing and stealing of a transformer in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
This was disclosed in a statement by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, on her X handle, Friday.
According to the statement, “The operatives of the FCT Police Command, on April 11, 2024, at about 10:45pm., acting on credible intelligence, trailed and arrested six suspects, namely Kabiru Muhammed, Aliyu Usman, Abdulmalik Alhasassan, Shafi’u Suleiman, Suleiman Ibrahim, and Raymond Mailabari, who is an AEDC staff member, all males of Tipper Garage, Mpape, Abuja, for vandalising and stealing a transformer”.
The statement added, “The suspects were trying to escape with an already vandalised transformer they had loaded on a crane truck in Maitama District, when Police operatives swooped in and apprehended them.”
“The vandalised transformer, a crane truck, a blue Mercedes Benz with number plate. PKN 497 XA, a white J5 bus with number plate RBC 228 XC, and an ash Peugeot 406 car with the number plate. GSN 13 AA belonging to the AEDC staff member were all recovered,” it emphasized.
The statement further said, “While the investigation is still ongoing, the Commissioner of Police FCT, CP Benneth C. Igweh, reiterated his commitment to ensuring the safety of live and property in the Federal Capital Territory and urged residents to be vigilant.”
