Eko Hot Blog reports that operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested eight suspected cable thieves.
The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made the disclosure in a statement on Friday.
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He also disclosed that the RRS operatives recovered over 100-meters-long armoured cable from one of the suspects in Igbo Efon, Lekki area of Lagos.
According to Hundeyin, seven of the suspects were arrested at about 9:30 p.m. in Anthony Village, Lagos on June 1, 2023 when RRS operatives on patrol in the area accosted them while digging and shoveling the ground for armoured cable belonging to Ikeja Electric.
The suspects, Kamalu Mohammed ‘m’ aged 32, Usman Lawal ‘m’ aged 33, Ibrahim Salisu ‘m’ aged 22, Hassan Salisu ‘m’ aged 20, Zulkiful Sani ‘m’ aged 23, Umar Haruna ‘m’ aged 26 and Amadu Muazu ‘m’ aged 22 claimed that they were driven to the site of Ikeja Electric in Anthony Village by one Alhaji.
“Recovered from the gang were two diggers, three shovels, two iron cut saw, one saw blade and one Bosch professional roller,” the police spokesperson revealed.
Hundeyin added that further investigation led to the arrest of the last suspect, Nasir Lawal ‘m’ aged 30 with over 100-meters-long cable believed to have been stolen at a construction site around Igbo Efon, Lekki, Lagos.
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All eight suspects have been charged to court.
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