Fifty persons have been arrested by the Operatives of the FCT Command of the Nigeria Police Force for their alleged involvement in the vandalism and theft of highway sewage manhole covers and other heinous crimes in Abuja.
The police in the nation’s capital city also recovered over 25 manhole covers, vehicles and other equipment used for committing the crime.
FCT Commissioner of Police, CP Olatunji Disu, while parading the suspects in Abuja, said police operatives conducted a targeted operation, leading to the arrest of the 50 suspects.
“Police also recovered vandalized solar street lights, galvanized rods used in the construction of flyovers, and several other exhibits at various hotspots of scavengers in Kabusa, Garki, Mabushi, and Wuse districts of Abuja.
“Other exhibits recovered to include: five solar street lights, several galvanized poles used in the construction of flyovers, 15 street light poles cut into smaller pieces, several rolls of high voltage AEDC cables, two locally made pistols, two live cartridges, one sharp knife, 30 tubes of triple sub glue, several charms, 13 large solar panels, seven barrels of diesel suspected to have been stolen from network mast, one Volkswagen sporter bus with Reg. No. BJK 592 XA was reconstructed into a diesel tanker and one Toyota Carina II vehicle with Reg. No. RBC 312 JL.
Also recovered are several iron rebar rods, nine car tire rims, one fire extinguisher, 11 plasma TV sets, several decoders and remotes, 13 cement bags, two reinforced iron doors, three pumping machines suspected to be used in extracting diesel, two car batteries, one photo frame, one pack of tiles, 16 plastic chairs, three generators, one aluminum ladder, one wheelbarrow, one roll of roofing sheets, two gas cylinders, one indoor and outdoor AC Unit, four sumo water pumps and several iron cutting tools.
“Investigations have revealed that these individuals operate as part of a larger network, selling stolen manhole covers to scrap dealers. This criminal activity endangers the lives of the general public by creating hazards on roads and walkways while undermining the integrity of public infrastructure,”,” CP Disu added.
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