Operatives of the FCT Police Command have busted a criminal syndicate specializing in the destruction of public infrastructure, arresting eight suspects and recovering cut-down streetlight poles.
The suspects were apprehended by police operatives attached to the Central Police Station while conducting a routine anti-crime patrol within the city centre.
A statement issued by the command on Monday, stated that preliminary investigations revealed that the gang targeted both public and private infrastructure, with their operations spanning major areas within the nation’s capital, including the Central Business District, Maitama, Wuse, Garki, and Asokoro districts.
The statement signed by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, identified the suspects as Sani Musa, Ashiru Adamu, Markus Joseph, Suleman Ibrahim, Jamilu Umar, Usman Aliyu, Uzairu Sani, and Shafiu Bala.
Adeh stated that the arrests took place on October 23, 2026, at about 3:00 a.m., leading to the immediate retrieval of the stolen property.
“Following their arrest, five long streetlight poles, cut at their base and suspected to have been stolen were recovered from them,” she said.
She added that “the exhibits and suspects remain in Police custody and will be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigations.”
Meanwhile, the command has urged FCT residents to remain vigilant and promptly report suspicious persons and activities to the nearest Police station or through the Command’s emergency lines: 08032003913, 08061581938.
