Police arrest street light vandals in Rivers

Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested two suspects caught vandalizing and attempting to steal the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Street Solar Lights in Port Harcourt.

The Command in a statement by its Spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko noted that the arrest was made possible by a credible tip-off received by the police on January 26, 2025, at around 3:00 a.m.

The suspects, Shaibu Yusuf, 30, from Bolari Town in Gombe Local Government Area of Gombe State, and Ibrahim Abubakar, 28, from Katsina Local Government Area of Katsina State, were caught in the act along Danjuma Drive, off Trans-Amadi road.

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Iringe-Koko disclosed that both suspects are residents of Okuru scrap dump, Abuloma Community, Port Harcourt, upon searching the suspects, the police recovered solar light poles, solar light panels, solar light panel bolts, solar light panel nuts, and a knife.

According to the police, the suspects confessed to being part of a syndicate responsible for vandalizing and stealing street solar lights and manhole covers in the area.

She added that the suspects will be charged to court and efforts are ongoing to apprehend other members of the syndicate.