The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has sealed all branches of Inner Galaxy Steel Company and Jiuxing Integrity Industrial Limited over alleged terrorism financing and vandalism of public infrastructure.
The agency disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday, saying it obtained a court order to shut down the companies over allegations ranging from conspiracy to commit a felony, to theft and concealment of vandalised railway materials.
Key Highlights:
- The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has sealed all branches of Inner Galaxy Steel Company and Jiuxing Integrity Industrial Limited over allegations of terrorism financing and vandalism of public infrastructure.
- The NSCDC said it obtained a court order to shut down the companies while investigating allegations including conspiracy, theft, and concealment of vandalized railway materials.
- Operatives from the Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad raided a factory in Birnin Yero, where they reportedly recovered stolen government assets and critical infrastructure materials.
- Investigators allege that a network transported vandalized national infrastructure to company facilities in Aba and other locations, where the materials were melted down and recycled into products such as roofing sheets and nails.
- NSCDC Commandant General Ahmed Audi directed that anyone found culpable be prosecuted, while the agency also claimed that the companies’ management, reportedly owned by Chinese nationals, failed to respond to official invitations during the investigation.
According to the NSCDC, operatives of the Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad raided one of the factories located in Birnin Yero, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, where several allegedly stolen government assets and critical infrastructure were recovered.
The corps said investigations revealed the existence of a coordinated network, allegedly involved in transporting vandalised national infrastructure to company facilities in Aba and other locations for processing.
“Armed with valid search warrants and court orders, the operatives stormed the Birnin Yero facility in Igabi Local Government Area, Kaduna State.
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“Confession from arrested staff revealed a coordinated logistics network where vandalised national infrastructure was routinely moved to the company’s headquarters in Aba and other branches for melting,” the statement said.
The NSCDC further alleged that the stolen steel materials were recycled into commercial products, including roofing sheets and nails.
The security agency also stated that the management of the companies, reportedly owned by Chinese nationals, had been summoned but failed to honour the invitation.
NSCDC Commandant General, Ahmed Audi reportedly directed that all individuals found culpable in the investigation should be prosecuted in accordance with the law.
