Fifteen suspects were on Friday arrested by the Niger State Police Command for vandalising and transporting a trailer load of railway tracks and slippers in Minna.
According to Channels, the Commissioner of Police Niger State Command, CP. Shawulu Danmamman made this known while parading the suspects at the command headquarters.
He said the tracks were suspected to have been stolen from Katarma village in Kaduna.
According to him, the military component at Sarkin-Pawa after intercepting, and arresting the suspects, handed them over the trailer to the Police Division at Sarkin-Pawa.
He affirmed the commitment of the Niger State Police Command to fight and reduce crime to the barest minimum.
The suspects, Adekunle Saheed 44yrs of Oyo State, and Saifullahi Umar 30yrs of Katsina State during interaction with newsmen, gave conflicting information regarding their involvement in the crime.
While Adekunle Saheed admitted ignorance of the content in the trailer, the driver Saifullahi said he was leading the trailer to the destination.
Other persons paraded include suspected armed bandits, one recovered AK-47 rifle in Pissa District of Borgu Local Government Area, as well as two notorious thieves, ex-convicts arrested for criminal trespass and attempt to steal a vehicle in Minna.
