Two vandals were arrested on Thursday by men of the North Central District (NCD) of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) and the Nigerian Railway Police Command in a renewed onslaught against the vandalism of the nation’s railway fixed assets.

The management, in a statement issued by the Deputy Director of Public Relations, Mahmood Yakub, on Sunday, said the arrest followed intelligence reports of the discovery of a private apartment in Kafanchan, Jemaa Local Government, Kaduna State, which vandals use to hide stolen materials.

According to him, materials recovered from the house, which was stormed after reports indicated that the vandals were using the place as a hideout, include 25 short rails and 91 sleepers.

“The Railway Police Area Command, Kafanchan, stormed the premises and recovered some vandalised materials, including 25 short rails and 91 sleepers stacked in two different buildings on the same premises,” the statement stated.

The two suspects arrested at the premises are being detained at the Railway Police Station, Kafanchan, as the police intensify investigations to round up other members of the gang who are still at large.

All recovered materials are under the custody of the Railway District Police Station in Kafanchan as exhibits.

Meanwhile, the management of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), under the leadership of the Managing Director, Dr. Kayode Opeifa, reiterates its resolve and determination to stamp out all those behind the unpatriotic vandalisation of critical railway infrastructure.

He commended the RDPO Kafanchan for tracking the suspects and recovering the track materials belonging to the Nigerian Railway Corporation.

Opeifa appeals to people residing along the railway corridor to report any suspicious movements by those attempting to vandalise critical railway infrastructure and assets to the nearest law enforcement agency.