Ten people have been taken into custody by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Bauchi State Command, for a variety of offenses they may have committed over the holiday season.
When the suspects were paraded in Bauchi on Wednesday, Oloyede Oyerinde, the State Commandant, announced this.
The individuals were taken into custody for theft, rape, and vandalism, he said. In the Toro Local Government Area’s Zaranda village, he said, seven of the suspects were taken into custody on December 24 for damaging the historic Nitel tower.
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According to Oyerinde, six oxyacetylene gas cylinders, wire mesh for perimeter fencing, and a portion of the vandalized tower were among the things found on the suspects.
On December 31, he clarified, two further individuals were taken into custody for stealing two drums from a fueling station in the Turum neighborhood of Bauchi city.
The 12-year-old child was allegedly raped by the rape suspect in an unfinished structure in the Misau Local Government Area, and she was taken into custody on December 27.
The commandant gave his staff praise for their dedication to protecting public property and issued a warning to those who engage in vandalism and other offenses that they will suffer the repercussions.
As the corps fights against vandalism and other crimes in the state, Oyerinde asked the people to aid by providing crucial information.
