By Hassan Zaggi
Police operatives attached to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command, have arrested suspects who have been working hard to undermine and sabotage the efforts of the FCT Minister, Mallam Muhammed Musa Bello, to provide electricity to residents of the FCT.
At a media briefing in Abuja, the Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the FCT, Babaji Sunday, disclosed that the suspects who have since confessed to the crime were arrested while vandalizing Abuja Electricity Distrihution Company (AEDC) ‘high tension’ aluminum cables.
The names of the suspects, according to him, who were arrested at Shere axis, a boundary between Mpape and Bwari include -37 years old Usman Abdullahi and Sanusi Adamu, who is 30 years old. They are residents of Mpape and Masaka respectively.
“Preliminary investigation reveals that, they belong to the syndicate suspected to be sabotaging the effort of the Federal Capital Territory Administration to provide electricity for FCT indigenes along Shere-Bwari axis.
Effort is in top gear to arrest other members of the syndicate at large.
“Exhibits recovered from them are: over 20yards of high tension aluminum cables. The suspects will be charged to court upon conclusion of investigation,” the CP said.
Meanwhile, CP Sunday, have advised people with criminal tendencies in the FCT to repent or be ready to face the full wrath of the law.
He insisted the criminals will not be tolerated within the FCT and its environs and called on residents of the capital city to report promptly, any suspicious movement to the police.
“Without mincing words, I want to state categorically that no criminal elements will be tolerated within the FCT, hence, anyone with criminal intentions should either repent or be prepared to face the full wrath of the law.
“On this note, I want to reassure members of the public of the Command’s undeterred resolve to protect lives and property within the FCT.
“However, I would crave the indulgence of the well-meaning residents of the FCT to promptly report any suspicious movements or emergency, as we have circulated our distress call lines in the media and placed them at strategic locations within the city.”
