Three scavengers nabbed for vandalizing transformer cables in Abuja

Three scavengers have been arrested for allegedly vandalizing a transformer at Anguwar Sabon-Tasha in Abaji metropolis of Abuja.

A resident of the world, Shuaibu Musa, who spoke to Each day Belief on Monday, stated the incident occurred at CAC Church alongside Agnana Street round 6:12pm on Friday, March 11.

In accordance with Musa, the suspects used knives and pliers to chop the cables and then moved them into an uncompleted constructing within the space.

“It was one of many residents who found that the cables had been vandalized and instantly raised an alarm and the police had been alerted,” he stated.

“The police traced the cables and found them at a scavengers’ store from the place three of the suspects had been apprehended,”

He stated the three suspects are at the moment being detained on the Abaji police command within the space.

A police supply, who most popular anonymity, confirmed the arrest of the scavengers, saying the Abaji department supervisor of Abuja Electrical energy Distribution Firm (AEDC), had been alerted.

The Abaji department supervisor of Abuja Electrical energy Distribution Firm (AEDC), Joshua Dangana Erena, confirmed the arrest of the suspected cable vandals.

The AEDC supervisor, who decried incessant instances of vandalizing of transformer cables within the space, appealed to residents to at all times collaborate with safety brokers and vigilantes to curtail the crime

Residents of Anguwar Kekeshi and Naharati within the space have reportedly been thrown into darkness over two months because of the fee of vandalization of transformer cables within the space.