By; RAYMOND TEDUNJAYE, Lagos
Two suspected vandals have reportedly been arrested over alleged vandalisation of telecommunication cables in Lagos.
It was gathered that the suspects were apprehended by police operatives attached to the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) in different parts of Lagos.
The police public relations officer SP Benjamin Hundeyin in a release said the suspects, Akpan Fortune aged 28 and Stanley Umebuane aged 24 were arrested in Ikeja and Ikoyi on Sunday, November 6, 2022.
” Fortune was arrested in the morning on Acme Crescent, Agidingbi, Ikeja after accessing and vandalizing telecommunication and generator cables in a substation in the area.
” Umebuane on his part was caught in the act by an RRS team on routine patrol on Sunday night at Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, digging up electricity cables with a shovel.
” Recovered from them were a shovel and different types of vandalized cables.
“Commander, Rapid Response Squads (RRS), CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi has since transferred the suspects to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti for further investigation and prosecution”, Hundeyin disclosed.
