Tag: Vandals
NRC hails jail sentence of vandals as fresh Kaduna Power-Line sabotage emerges
The pair were arrested earlier at Kilometer 208 near Abraka, Delta State, before being paraded by the Railway Police Command…
Police raid hideout, arrest railway vandals
Yakub said that the arrest followed intelligence reports on discovery of private buildings in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, where vandals used…
Three suspected vandals cracked in Ogun
The police command, in a statement issued by its spokeswoman, SP Omolola Odutola revealed that the suspects Saliu Ashimiu, 26;…
2 high profile sea pirates, 10 pipeline vandals busted in Niger Delta
Onyeuko said Fine Boy was apprehended at Nonwa village in Tai Local Government Area of Rivers, while Padi was captured…
NSCDC, Army arrest six-man rail line vandals in Enugu
Manuel stated that the suspects gave their names as follows Zakari Ishaka (25); Amadu Danladi (40); Abdulkareem Haruna (19); Ousman…
3 telecoms mast thieves arrested in Ogun
The suspects, Kabiru Olusola, 27; Taye Daniel, 43; and Afeez Balogun, 47, were arrested following a distress call received by…
Vandals elope with N50m BEDC equipment
Police operatives in Edo State are currently tracking suspected electricity vandals who stole equipment of BEDC Electricity Plc worth over…
Nigerian vandals smuggling diesel to Benin arrested in Lagos
The Nigerian Navy has arrested 10 suspected vandals conveying 210,000 litres of diesel, Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), concealed in water…
Telecom Mast Vandals Arrested In Ogun
Men of the Ogun State police command on Sunday 29th March 2020 arrested two members of a syndicate who specialised…
NSCDC arrests suspected vandal, recovers armoured cable
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Command in Jigawa, on Thursday said it has arrested a suspected vandal…
Cross River Police arrest 2 for vandalising solar equipment
The Cross River Police Command on Monday said it had arrested two suspects in Ogoja Local Government Area of the…
Vandals destroy NDPHC’s transmission lines in Enugu
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) announced on Friday that the 132KV double circuit transmission lines at Eziama, Enugu State,…
Eko Disco secures conviction of 2 vandals
The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) on Tuesday said it secured the conviction of two vandals in 2017.
NNPC officials foil vandals attempt to steal petrol at Abule Egba
Barely two months after officials of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) arrested suspected pipeline vandals at Abule Egba, a…
IGP deploys special force to flush out vandals in Ogun
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has deployed a special force, comprising the mobile police force, the…
Vandals have removed lots of pipeline between Aba and Enugu – NNPC
The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said on Wednesday stated that vandals have removed most of the pipelines between Aba…
Nigerians bash Femi Adesina for “go fight vandals” comment
The Presidency is having it hot. And one man who is definitely feeling the heat right now is Femi Adesina.…
NSCDC arrests 13 vandals in Akwa Ibom
The Akwa Ibom Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Sunday said it arrested 13 suspected vandals…
Ambode to Security Agencies: Use appropriate force to deal with vandals, cultists
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday ordered security agencies to apply appropriate force to clampdown on criminals, pipeline vandals,…
Police foil oil theft, recover 7 vehicles, 3 engine boats
YUSUF MUHAMMED The police at Ajuwon Division in Ogun State southwest Nigeria, have foiled an oil theft at Ishashi area…
NSCDC boss warns infrastructure vandals
The Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC) Alhaji Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu has warned critical infrastructure vandals…
Vandals stole N50bn worth of petrol from single pipeline, says NNPC
Vandals stole nearly $250 million worth of petrol from a single pipeline in Nigeria in the first nine months of…
Military in massive hunt for vandals, criminals
Kazeem Ugbodaga There is heavy presence of Nigerian military personnel in Ikorodu, a suburb of Lagos, western Nigeria, as they…
NSCDC arrests 60 vandals, seal 30 security companies in Lagos
The Lagos State Command of the Nigeria security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has arrested over 60 suspected…
Police Ambush Civil Defence Officers, Aid Vandals
The Anti-vandal Team of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have been attacked by Nigeria Police officers in…
Most Lagos BRT Drivers Are Not Fit —Lawmaker
Eromosele Ebhomele The Chairman of the Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Transportation, Commerce and Industry, Bisi Yusuf, has…
Police Arrest 120 For Destroying Railway Facilities
At least 120 persons have been arrested for allegedly vandalising railway facilities at Ijoko area of Ogun State, western Nigeria,…
Sabotage responsible for power outage – Okupe
Doyin Okupe, Special Adviser to the President on Public Affairs, has attributed the drop in the nation’s power supply to…
Arepo Pipeline On Fire Again, 2 Indians, Others Arrested
By Emmanuel Osodi Barely two weeks after suspected vandals’ activities led to an explosion at the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation,…
4 sentenced For Vandalising Cables
Four youths, Oliver Onyekachi, Tochukwu Chukwu, Sunday Ade and John Eze in Ogoja, northern Cross River State have been sentenced…