Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command, attached to the Distress Response Squad (DRS), have arrested three men for vandalizing high-voltage power cables along the Enugu/Port-Harcourt Expressway.
The suspects, aged between 25 and 28, were apprehended at around 4:48 am during a routine stop-and-search operation.
Police recovered several lengths of stolen aluminum cables concealed under cassava leaves, a large cable cutter, two pairs of rubber gloves, a black bag containing clothing, and the suspects’ operational white minibus with registration number ENU 450 XK.
A statement from the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, identified the suspects as Chukwu Kelvin (25), Kenechukwu Ude (25), and Uche Nwankwo (28).
According to the statement, the trio confessed to vandalizing cables from electric poles along Ukete Road in Oduma community, Aninri LGA, intending to sell them at the New Artisan Market in Enugu.
They are expected to be arraigned in court after investigations are concluded.
The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, Mamman Bitrus Giwa, commended his officers for the arrest and reiterated the command’s commitment to tackling vandals and criminals undermining essential social amenities.
“We call on citizens to continue supporting the police in our quest to ensure that essential public services are protected,” the commissioner said.
