The Federal Capital Territory Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has impounded a truck conveying vandalised critical national assets.
The FCT Commandant of the NSCDC, Olusola Odumosu, exhibited the recovered items on Tuesday at the Command headquarters.
Odumosu said that the recovered items included manhole and drainage covers, iron pipe protector for bridge shoulder, communication mast accessories, and rolls of stainless steel pipe clamps.
He said others included angle bar from public water tanks, scaffold pipes and clips, electricity aluminium conductors, wire mesh, armoured aluminium conductors, welding, binding and barb wires, among other items.
He said that five male suspects between the ages of 20 and 27 were arrested by the command’s operatives on interception of the truck.
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Odumosu attributed the successful arrest to the combined efforts of the command’s intelligence and Critical National Asset and Infrastructure tactical team.
He said: “The teams made the arrest while on routine night patrol at about 1:30am on Saturday around the Dei-Dei axis of the territory.
“The truck came under reasonable suspicion when the teams on patrol noticed that the truck was without number plates at the front and rear but rather had a plate number with registration number: TRN 318ZY KANO, placed at the front windscreen of the vehicle.”
The Commandant added that preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects were on their way to deposit the items at an iron melting company situated at Sabon Wuse, Kaduna Road in Niger State.
He added: “The suspects are currently undergoing investigation and due diligence would be followed in ensuring that justice is served.
“I wish to reiterate that the FCT Command is poised towards ensuring that all CNAI which is our common heritage are preserved.”
Odumosu assured the Federal Government, FCT Administration and its residence of the command’s unwavering commitment and determination to continue to perform its duty until vandals, scavengers and other saboteurs are chased out of the territory.
He said: “This is a total war against vandals in the FCT, you have been warned to either repent, relocate to another place or face the wrath of the law because the NSCDC will come after you wherever you may be hiding.”
He solicited the cooperation of residents in providing credible intelligence and information that would assist security agencies to work and better preserve the aesthetics of the territory.
“We assure you of our utmost confidentiality as we understand that your safety, just like ours, is very paramount,” he said.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Federal Government on Monday inaugurated a Federal Coordinating Council for Critical National Assets and Infrastructure Protection to help tackle vandalism across the country.
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