The NSCDC Public Relations Officer, CSC Buhari Saad, while parading the suspects. Photo: NSCDC Gombe State Command.
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Gombe State Command, on Thursday paraded nine suspects allegedly involved in the vandalism and theft of critical infrastructure, including electricity installations, railway materials and conductor cables.
The suspects were paraded in Gombe over alleged offences committed in different parts of the state. According to the NSCDC, the activities of some of the suspects had contributed to prolonged power outages affecting more than 30 communities in Yamaltu-Deba Local Government Area of the state.
Among those paraded were Umar Mohammed, 32, a motorcycle spare-parts dealer; Adamu Hamisu, 30, a scrap dealer and alleged receiver and perpetrator from Wajari; Abass Abdulkadir, 25, an okada rider from Wajari, who was allegedly involved in the act on three occasions; and Bala Suleman, 25, an okada rider accused of being a perpetrator and transporter of conductor cables.
Others were Babangida Mohammed, 19, of Bogo BCGA, Gombe, a scrap dealer at Bobona, opposite Gidan Bola, who was allegedly receiving conductor cables from the suspects; and Abdullahi Garba, popularly known as Audu Kwadon, 39, a scrap dealer from Kwadon.
