The railway track vandals arrested by troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army.
Troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army Kaduna said have arrested 47 suspected rail track vandals in the state.
The division’s acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations Officer, Lt.- Col, Musa Yahaya, disclosed this on Saturday in Kaduna.
Yahaya said, “The arrest was made by the troops while on routine patrol along Kakau Daji- Anguwan Ayaba, they intercepted and arrested 47 suspected rail track vandals on June 26.”
He said the suspects had loaded two trucks with the vandalized rail tracks before their arrests.
Yahaya stated that the suspects revealed that they were employed by one Alhaji Babawo, who is at large, to load the vandalized rail tracks and off-load the same in a nearby bush along the road.
He disclosed that the suspects were profiled at the 312 Artillery Regiment Kaduna.
The acting Commander, 1 Division Provost Group, Lt..- Col. IY Rena, was quoted as stating that the suspects were profiled to ascertain their level of involvement during the preliminary investigation.
He further stated that the suspects were also individually interviewed and cross-examined while efforts were in place to arrest the gang leader who is currently at large.
Rena added that on a visit to the crime scene, some of the vandalized rail tracks were found concealed in the nearby bush waiting to be evacuated by the criminal syndicates.
The suspects were handed over to the authorities of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, Kaduna Station, represented by the Divisional Crime Officer.
Rena urged the relevant security agencies to make adequate arrangements and deliberate efforts to secure the rail tracks from further vandalisation.
The representative of the corporation and Divisional Crime Officer, ASP Inuwa Dahiru, commended the troops for their proactiveness and collaboration with other security agencies in tackling the mirage of security challenges confronting the state.
He assured the Nigerian Army that all the 47 suspects would be thoroughly investigated before they were charged to Court to serve as a deterrent to other criminally-minded persons.
The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 1 Division Nigerian Army and Commander Operation Whirl Punch, Maj.-Gen. Mayirenso Saraso, commended the troops for their professional conduct during and after the successful arrest of the suspects.
He also charged the troops to remain resilient and focused in order to bring all the criminal elements in the division’s ‘Operational Area of Responsibility’ to their knees. (NAN)
READ ALSO FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNE
The Federal Government has officially launched the 2025 National Policy on Anti-bullying in Schools and…
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has shed more light on why it warned…
The executive secretary of the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC), Professor Salisu Shehu,…
Samuel Ajayi graduated with a first class degree from the University of Ibadan, a masters…
An advocacy media group in Akwa Ibom, the Eket Senatorial District Journalists’ Forum, has called…
The National Security Adviser to President Bola Tinubu, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, will on May 10,…
This website uses cookies.