The Rivers State police command on Tuesday said operatives of the aTrans Amadi Division on January 26 arrested suspects who specialize in vandalizing street solar lights
” Trans-Amadi Division of the Rivers State Police Command, on the 26th of January 2025 at about 0300hrs, acting on a credible piece of intelligence, has made a significant breakthrough in combating vandalism with the arrest of two suspects, caught vandalizing and attempting to steal NDDC Street Solar Lights along Danjuma Drive, off Trans-Amadi road in Port- Harcourt”, a statement issued by the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Grace Iringe-Koko read in part.
The statement gave the names of the suspects as Shaibu Yusuf ‘m’ aged 30yrs, an indigene of Bolari Town in Gombe LGA of Gombe State and Ibrahim Abubakar ‘m’ aged 28yrs, an indigene of Katsina LGA of Katsina State, but all resident at Okuru scrap dump, Abuloma Community, Port- Harcourt.
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Items recovered from the suspects include: Solar Light Poles, Solar Light Panels,Solar Light Panel Bolts, Solar Light Panel Nuts, A knife.
According to the statement, the arrested suspects confessed to being part of a syndicate responsible for vandalizing and stealing Street Solar Lights and manhole covers in the area.
The PRO said the suspects have been charged to court, and efforts were ongoing to apprehend other members of the syndicate to face justice accordingly.
The statement added that the arrest is part of a larger effort to tackle vandalism and theft of Street Solar Lights and manhole covers in the state.