Army Nabs 3 Alleged Railtrack Vandals In Nasarawa

Three suspects for railtrack destruction have been detained by soldiers from the 4 Special Forces of the Nigerian Army in Nasarawa State’s Kwarra locality.

Maj. Joseph Afolasade, acting deputy director of army public relations for 4 Special Forces Command, Doma, revealed this information on Monday during a news conference.

During a routine patrol in the Kwarra community of the Keana LGA on August 5, 2023 at around 11 p.m., troops of the command stopped three suspected railtrack vandals, according to Afolasade.One 18-tyre truck with the registration number DED 364 YC was loaded down with a significant amount of railtracks when the suspects were captured.

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He said that the suspects claimed that they were deceived by their sponsors, who are still on the run.

Afolasade said that preliminary investigations revealed that on Aug. 23, the driver of the truck, Chibuki Akubilo, was contacted to convey the vandalised railtracks to Ilorin in Kwara for N1.6 million.
He further said that the Commander of the Special Forces, Maj.-Gen. Hillary Nzan, had approved that the suspects be handed over to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for further investigation and prosecution.

He, therefore, handed over the suspects to the representative of the state command of NSCDC.
Responding, the NSCDC Public Relations Officer, Mr Jerry Victor, expressed gratitude to the Army for collaborating with the corps to tackle insecurity in the state.
“Usually, this type of crime is being committed by a syndicate,” Victor said.

He promised that investigation would be continued to arrest other members of the group for prosecution.
The driver of the truck told newsmen that he was contacted by one Mr Charles to convey the items to Ilorin. (NAN)

 

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