Fifteen alleged vandals and scavengers have been apprehended by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and members of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) FCT command in Abuja and its surroundings.
Olusola Odumosu, the FCT Commandant, paraded the suspects at the FCT Command Headquarters in Wuse, Abuja, stating that they had been apprehended in various areas of the territory during the early hours of the night.
He said that they had been vandalizing and stealing from city infrastructure, and that investigations had revealed that they had also been robbing and grabbing phones and bags from defenseless city residents.
Burglary irons, a vandalized Lexus ES 330 used to transport stolen goods, climbing belts, hammers, screwdrivers, three measuring tapes, four spanners, a compass, helmets, three reflective jackets, hacksaws, sets of women’s earrings, bags, a cart, and a pumping machine are among the items he said were found from the suspects.
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In order to hold the captured suspects accountable for their acts and to dissuade future ones, Odumosu stated that they will be punished in line with the law and their offenses.
One of the suspects described himself as an engineer performing maintenance for a purportedly registered engineering firm after being spotted damaging telephone wires in the Wuse Zone 4 region of the territory during questioning.