Officials of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) around 2:30 a.m. Thursday (September 08, 2022) arrested five suspected telecommunication (fibre optic) cable vandals in Ikoyi, Lagos.
The police men were on patrol of Oyinkan Abayomi, off Alexander Road, Ikoyi, when they accosted five of the Fibre Optic Cable vandalism suspects standing beside a white Volkswagen T4 bus with the registration number, KTU 357 YF.
On observation, it was discovered that the men had dug up a 20-metre long telecommunication cable of 10431(type), which they were about to move into the white bus. Found in their possession were two diggers and two shovels, according to this blog post by RRS.
The suspects are Yekini Mohammed (52), Mohammed Abdullahi (37), Tukur Mukaila (42), Abdulrazaq Abdulrahmon (25) and Danladi Nura (45).
On interrogation, the driver of the bus, Yekini Mohammed explained that he was invited to the location by Mohammed Abdullahi and Tukru Mukailu, both of whom are scrap and metal dealers to pick up scrap materials in different areas in Victoria Island and Ikoyi for delivery at Lakulaku, Obalende, where they sell them to their clients.
Mohammed Abdulahi on his part revealed that he is a scrap seller who buys and sells scrap materials and that they found the cable at the spot they were arrested and they called Yekini Mohammed to bring his bus to convey them to Obalende where they would find buyers for them.
Recovered from them were: a 20 meters long telecom cable, two diggers, two shovels, one white Volkswagen T4 Bus with plate number KTU 357 YF.
Commenting on the development, the Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Alabi directed that the case be transferred to the State SCID, Panti for further investigation and prosecution.
Background:
TechEconomy.ng September 2, 2022 edition reported the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC’s) release which shows that over 50,000 cases of major destruction to telecom infrastructure and facilities have been reported across the country in the past five years, raising an alarm over the implication of these incidents to the quality of telecommunications services.
You can see that report HERE.
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