By News Maker Media in Abuja
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has paraded over 13 suspects arrested for high-profile crimes including vandalism of power cables, armed robbery, car theft and human trafficking.
The suspects were paraded on Monday by the National Public Relations Officer of the Corps, Assistant Commandant Babawale Afolabi, at the National Headquarters in Abuja and at a crime scene in Yangoji, Kwali Area Council.
Afolabi said the arrests were carried out by the Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad, CG’s SIS, as part of ongoing operations to safeguard Critical National Assets and Infrastructure, CNAI, and eradicate crime.
According to him, the intelligence-led operations cut across the Federal Capital Territory and six states — Nasarawa, Plateau, Kogi, Benue, Niger and Kaduna.
One of the major breakthroughs, he said, was the arrest of 25-year-old Isaac Zegbe, a former employee of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC.
The Corps said investigations are ongoing and the suspects will be charged to court upon conclusion of investigations.
