By our correspondant
Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has arrested three (3) suspects allegedly involved in the vandalism of a vital telecommunications tower in Yobe State.
The operation according to a press release signed by CSC Afolabi Babawale, the Corps National Spokesperson !was executed following a credible intelligence report that indicated unscrupulous elements were conniving with a terrorist group to vandalize a live telecommunications tower located at Savannah, in Potiskum Local Government Area of Yobe State.
The statement stated that the SIS operatives swiftly responded, resulting in the arrest of the suspects at the scene.
The arrested suspects, all from Yobe State, were Ibrahim Jibrin, 44, from Damaturu; Dahiru Ibrahim Isa, 38, from Babban Layi, Potiskum; and Usman Ali Isa, 27, from Dabar Mai Chafa, Potiskum.
Investigation revealed that Mr. Ibrahim Jibrin, who specializes in the act, was allegedly hired to decommission the mast for N800,000 and had received an initial payment of N200,000 from an accomplice identified as Alhaji Kabiru from Kano before his arrest.
Exhibits recovered from the suspects include vandalized components of the tower and various tools used in the criminal operation.
In line with the Corps’ renewed mandate to confront criminality, the SIS also made several other arrests across different locations.
Acting on intelligence received on November 15, 2025, concerning criminal elements snatching motorbikes and phones in the Kuje and Tungan Maje axis, SIS operatives arrested two suspects, David Moses and Nuhu Inusa, in the Gui suburb of Abuja.
The NSCDC said that stolen phones were recovered, and the duo confessed to the crime, revealing their mode of operation and naming an accomplice who paid them with two Bajaj motorbikes (valued at N400,000 and N350,000 respectively) in exchange for stolen items.
Furthermore, three additional suspects Akawe Uter, Sunny Obasi, and Ezugwu Godwin were apprehended in connection with an earlier arrest of one George Nyitamen.
Their charges relate to unauthorized connection and distribution of power, tampering with electrical installations, and harassment of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC, staff.
Following a distress call, Vincent Haliru Maigari, 27, was arrested for stealing plumbing materials from an apartment he was contracted to fix, which was intended to be converted into a hotel near Didi/Madiba Casa Estate.
Maigari in the statement confessed to the theft, and some of his accomplices who fraudulently purchased the stolen items have also been arrested.
The Corps Commandant General, Prof. Ahmed Abubakar Audi, has directed all specialized units to intensify efforts against critical infrastructure vandalism and various forms of economic sabotage.
In the same vein, the Commander of the SIS, Commandant of Corps Samu Appollos Dandaura, JP, expressed strong optimism that with the sustained collaboration of the public, the Corps will discharge its mandate maximally. All arrested suspects will be charged to court upon the completion of diligent investigation.
