Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command have arrested eight suspects for allegedly vandalising streetlights in Abuja.
The Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Mohammed Sanusi, disclosed this while parading the suspects at the command headquarters in Abuja at the weekend.
He said operatives attached to the Central Police Station arrested the suspects during a routine anti-crime patrol within the city centre.
The suspects were identified as Sani Musa, Ashiru Adamu, Markus Joseph, Suleman Ibrahim, Jamilu Umar, Usman Aliyu, Uzairu Sani and Shafiu Bala.
Sanusi said preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects were members of a criminal gang specialising in the vandalism and theft of public and private infrastructure across the Central Business District, Maitama, Wuse, Garki and Asokoro districts of the FCT.
He added that five long streetlight poles, which had allegedly been cut at their bases and stolen, were recovered from the suspects.
The commissioner said the suspects and recovered exhibits were in police custody and would be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigations.
He urged residents of the FCT to remain vigilant and promptly report suspicious persons and activities to the nearest police station or through the command’s emergency lines: 08032003913 and 08061581938.