The Kaduna State Police Command reports that its agents have uncovered a rail line vandalism operation, seized a delivery truck, and recovered some evidence.
This was said in a statement released on Monday in Kaduna by DSP Muhammad Jalige, the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO).
According to Jalige, command officers arrested a group of rail line vandals on June 22 at around 22:30 a.m. as a result of reliable intelligence.
“An unspecified number of unknown persons came to Sanzwan in Zonkwa, Zango Kataf Local Government Area, in an articulated vehicle (DAF) with reg no DAL 172 YL and vandalized about 600 pieces of railway sleepers.
“On receipt of the information, Police personnel were quickly mobilized to the scene of the crime. On sighting the Police officers, the suspects fled the scene and abandoned the vehicle meant to convey the vandalized items,” he said.
The PPRO said so far no arrest had been made, adding that on June 25, two additional trucks fully loaded with railway slippers were equally recovered.
He said that efforts had been intensified to arrest the fleeing suspects as an investigation was in progress.
“The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Musa Garba, commended the gallant personnel for halting the vandals’ activities while charging the public to always make credible information available on time,” Jalige said.
