From Noah Ocheni, Lokoja
A 45 Year staff of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, (AEDC), Bamidele Rasaq has been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp, (NSCDC) for allegedly vandalizing and theft of aluminum cables in Iyara, Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State.
It was gathered that, Bamidele Rasaq conspired with one Isiaka John who was formerly a casual staff of AEDC before he was disengaged to commit the offence.
Parading the suspects on Thursday, the Kogi State Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp, (NSCDC) Suleman Ibrahim Mafara said the suspects have been in the dirty business for several years before luck ran out of them.
Mafara, stated that, upon interrogation, th Rasaq admitted to have vandalized the cables on five different occasions before he was arrested.
” When our officers got an intelligent nefarious activities of this AEDC staff and his friend, we immediately laid an ambush on him and in an attempt to vandalize another AEDC cables onn the 16th May, 2022, at about 07:00hours, luck ran out of him.”
It was also gathered that Two months ago, the same Rasaq invited the other suspect (Isiaka John) to help him in his vandalization business”.
He noted that, the management of AEDC had since been communicated about the criminal activities of one of their staff which led to the termination of the suspect appointment with the organisation.
The commandant added that the Command would soon charge the suspects to court on completion of their investigation.
While appealing to the general public to monitor the facilities installed in their various location, and report any suspicious character in their environment, Mafara warned criminal elements to relocate from Kogi State.
