NSCDC Arrests 39-Year-Old Telecom Vandalism Suspect

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Anambra State Command, has arrested a 39-year-old man, Anuba Chisom, over the alleged vandalism of an IHS-MTN telecommunications mast in Awka.

Chisom, from Amaputa, Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area of Abia State, was arrested at about 4 a.m. on Thursday at Okpuno, close to the non permanent website of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka.

The NSCDC State Commandant, Olatunde Maku, disclosed this whereas parading the suspect on the command headquarters in Awka on Thursday.

Maku stated the suspect was apprehended by the command’s anti-vandal operatives performing on credible intelligence.

According to him, the operatives acted on stories of bizarre motion inside an IHS-MTN telecommunications mast with website quantity IHS_ANA_0888A, positioned in Okpuno, Awka South Local Government Area, close to Igwe Okpuno’s palace.

“The team swooped on the suspect and apprehended him at the scene with vandalised cables and other components of the mast,” Maku stated.

He added that preliminary investigations indicated that the suspect was linked to a syndicate allegedly liable for the rising incidents of vandalism within the state.

The commandant additional disclosed that Chisom had voluntarily confessed to vandalising two different telecommunications websites earlier than his arrest, attributing his actions to unemployment.

Maku, nonetheless, warned that unemployment wouldn’t be accepted as an excuse for vandalising public infrastructure and different important property.

“Unemployment is not a licence for crime; we therefore warn all economic saboteurs and vandals to relocate from Anambra State, as the command will smoke them out and ensure they face the full wrath of the law,” he stated.

He recommended the operatives for the arrest and urged residents to supply well timed and credible data to assist the corps’ operations throughout the state.

The commandant subsequently directed {that a} thorough investigation be performed, after which the suspect can be charged to courtroom.

The NSCDC reiterated its dedication to defending important infrastructure towards vandalism and different acts able to disrupting important providers.