Police nab suspected cable vandal, recover electric cables in Gombe

The Police Command in Gombe State, has arrested a suspected cable vandal and recovered four rolls of vandalised high-tension electric cables.

DSP Buhari Abdullahi, the command Public Relations Officer disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Gombe.

Abdullahi said the suspect; a 29-year-old resident of Burundi Quarters, Akko Local Government Area was arrested at 9am during a visibility patrol by police operatives with the assistance of members of the community.

He said preliminary investigation revealed that the recovered cables were vandalised from the high-tension electricity line stretching from the 301 Army Artillery Regiment to the Gona area.

According to him, during interrogation, the suspect confessed to the crime, having conspired with three other accomplices who are currently at large.

He said investigation was ongoing, while efforts were being intensified to apprehend the fleeing accomplices.

Abdullahi reiterated the command’s commitment to protecting critical national infrastructure, while urging members of the public to remain vigilant and promptly report suspicious activities to the nearest Police Station.