Railway police arrest 30 suspected vandals
Following the directives of President Muhammadu Buhari, to all service chiefs to safeguard railway infrastructure across the Federation, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba Alkali, has directed Railway Police Command led by CP Yetunde Longe to engage the Direct Action Response Tactics (DART), to effectively protect the railway corridors from vandals.
Following this directive, the Railway Police Command of the Nigeria Police Force has arrested about 30 suspected railway vandals between September and October 2022.
CP Longe said: “On September 8, 2022, acting upon credible information, men of the Railway Police Command swooped on some criminal elements that have been involved in recurrent vandalisation and theft of railway iron sleepers at the section KM 1086 Sheme Town Faskari Local Council of Katsina State; leading to the arrest of 14 suspects.
“It was gathered that the suspects after an exchange of fire with policemen abandoned a trailer with REG NO NASARAWA LFA 307XB and a Sharon car. However, further relentless combing of the crime scene led to the arrest of the suspects on September 10, 2022.
