From Abdullahi Adamu Gusau.
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps,NSCDC, Zamfara State Commandant, Sani Mustapha has on Thursday 22nd February paraded Suspected Vandals of Electric Cables and violators of the State Government Executive Orders in Zamfara State at the State Command’s Headquarters Gusau.
Briefing the newsmen, Commandant Sani Mustapha said that one Sani Yakubu (M) 41 years of age was arrested by the operatives of the Corps for vandalizing the Electric cables in the Classrooms of Government Girls Day Secondary School Tudun Wada Gusau, on the 18th February 2024. The suspect who also confessed to the crime said that, this was his second attempt on the School. He said he had initially vandalized some electrical fittings and wire which he sold to one Abubakar Ibrahim (M) 35years at the rate of N23000.00.
The exhibits found with him include; 40 bunches of cable wires, suspected to have been vandalized from the crime scene.
The State NSCDC Boss in Zamfara State, Commandant Sani Mustapha averred that the suspects will be Charged to Court at the end of the investigations.
Similarly, Commandant Sani Mustapha told the newsmen that, the State Government had hitherto banned the sale of PMS products in Jerricans and also the transportation of bread in large quantities to unsuspected locations. This Order was enforced in order to cut off logistics and supplies to brigands in the State by unsuspected members of the public.
The State Commandant , Sani Mustapha posits that the Corps is a member of the enforcement team and sequel to that, the operatives of the Corps have on the 20th February apprehended one Malm Isah Ahmed (M) of Bakura town who was caught buying PMS products in large numbers of Jerricans loaded in a Black tinted Golf wagon with registration number GMM 40 XA Zamfara from a fueling Station called Anshaibu Integrated Global Resource Limited at Talata Mafara. The suspect was arrested alongside with the pump attendant by name Habibu Abdullahi (M) and one other Usman Aliyu (M) the driver of the black tinted Golf wagon.
Exhibits found on him include, 40 Jerricans of 25 litters each loaded with PMS products and a black tinted Golf wagon with registration number GMM 40 XA Zamfara.
Commandant Sani Mustapha opined that, this act contravenes the Executive Orders issued by the State Government on the 7th February 2024. To this end, a thorough investigation will be carried out for the needful to be done.
Commandant Sani Mustapha however reiterated the resolve of the Corps to purge the State of all manners of criminalities, he therefore warned the general public to stay away from crimes of any sort as offenders Will be ruthlessly dealt with using the extant laws of the Federation.
