Niger Police/Vigilantes nab four for vandalizing railway tracks

The Niger State Police Command in reference to vigilantes in Bosso Native Authorities Space have arrested 4 suspects for allegedly vandalizing 40 railway tracks within the state.

The suspects had been caught in two Hijet pickup vans loaded with the gadgets alongside Maikunkele-Zheko street on ninth of January, 2021.

Confirming the event, the state Police Public Relation Officer, PPRO, Wasiu Abiodun, mentioned the Police/vigilante operatives hooked up to the realm on patrol arrested 4 suspects

In accordance with him, “the suspects had been arrested with 41 items of vandalized rail tracks loaded in two Hijet pickup vans with Reg. No. XG 668 AA and RSH 742 XB.”

The suspects included; Adamu Abdullahi age 30yrs, Ahmadu Sa’adu age 25yrs of Maitumbi Minna, Ojo Okuo age of Gbaiko village and Rabiu Yunusa age 35yrs of Angwan Sarki, Paida Minna.

He defined that in interrogation, Adamu Abdullahi confessed to have purchased the rail tracks from one Hussani presently at massive and contacted Ojo Okuo who lower the rail tracks to movable sizes.

” Ahmadu Sa’adu and Rabiu Yunusa had been conveying the tracks from Jangaru village to Kasuwa Gwari Market Minna with the mentioned automobiles.”

The police spokesperson additional added that the suspects will quickly be arraigned in court docket for prosecution.

Niger Police/Vigilantes nab 4 for vandalizing railway tracks