The Borno State Police Command has arrested five suspects for the vandalisation and theft of rail slippers and tracks along the Buni/Yadi-Maiduguri railway line in the Kaga Local Council of the state.
  
According to the command, the vandalised railway items comprise 62 rail slippers and 48 rail tracks worth millions of naira.  
 
Confirming the development in a statement yesterday, spokesperson for the command, ASP Nahum Daso, said the Commissioner of Police, Yusufu Lawal, has recorded another breakthrough with the arrest of five persons for vandalism and theft of 110 rail slippers and tracks.
  
He added that the items were recovered from the suspects. They are Abba Modu Shuwa, 25; Mustapha Bura, 25; Ali Malami, 17; and Mustapha Abba, 27, who is from Benisheik town, while Bahisa Abubakar, 25, resides in the Bama town of the state.  
  
Besides their arrest, Daso stated: “Our investigations also revealed that the arrested suspects dismantled the railway tracks and attempted to smuggle out the rail slippers and tracks, before their arrest by police patrol team.” 
  
He said the suspects were arrested following credible information to the Benisheik Area Commander on March 29, 2025. He said that they were intercepted along the Damaturu-Maiduguri road at about 2:00 p.m.  
  
According to him, the case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Maiduguri, for further discreet investigation and prosecution. 
 
“The command remains committed to protecting public infrastructure by prosecuting those involved in vandalism and other criminal activities in the state,” he added.