Police arrest six suspects over cable vandalism, theft of INEC generators in Kebbi

The Kebbi State Police Command says it has arrested six suspects in connection with cable vandalism and breaking and entry into the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Jega.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Bashir Usman, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Birnin Kebbi.

Usman said police operatives on Aug. 28 arrested Aliyu Muhammed, 24, of Dudduke Village, Jega Local Government Area, in possession of bundles of aluminium cable wires concealed in a sack.

He said during interrogation, Muhammed confessed to conspiring with Yusuf Dudduke to vandalise and steal cables from an electric pole at Dudduke Village, adding that Yusuf was subsequently arrested.

The PPRO also said detectives investigating a report of breaking and entry into the INEC office in Jega, where six generators were stolen, arrested four suspects and recovered all the stolen generators.

According to him, one of the generators had already been dismantled into scrap parts for sale.

He said all the suspects were in police custody and would be charged to court after completion of investigation.

The Commissioner of Police, CP Umar M. Hadejia, warned that vandalism of critical infrastructure, breaking and entry, and theft of government property would attract severe penalties.

He urged members of the public to remain vigilant and report suspicious activities to the police through 09039911876 or 07081074395.